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Sandwood Bay Surf Forecast
/ Scot – North Coast (31 surf breaks) /
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Sandwood Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 25 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sandwood Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sandwood Bay sea temperature is
9.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Sandwood Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Sandwood Bay at 5AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Sandwood Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | |
171 | 487 | 582 | 653 | 724 | 683 | 650 | 887 | 857 | 946 | 1098 | 1079 | 807 | 698 | 611 | 531 | 432 | 284 | 198 | 159 | 123 | 121 | 92 | 90 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:31AM3.91m | 4:25PM3.78m | 4:36AM3.89m | 5:20PM3.88m | 5:32AM3.92m | 6:06PM4.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04AM1.36m | 10:24PM1.79m | 11:02AM1.30m | 11:22PM1.64m | 11:51AM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:04 |
3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
 kJ | 171 | 487 | 582 | 653 | 724 | 683 | 650 | — | — | 946 | 1098 | 1079 | 807 | 698 | 611 | 531 | 432 | 284 | 198 | 159 | 123 | 121 | 92 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 69 | 65 | 51 | 38 | 41 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 94 | 101 | 68 | 58 | 48 | 55 | 887 | 857 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 61 | 18 | 18 | 306 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 18 | 18 | 115 | 237 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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