Sandwood Bay surf break

Sandwood Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 17 Nov 2025 GMT
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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
11.8° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Sandwood Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Sandwood Bay at 5PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Nov)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (17 Nov)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (17 Nov)8ft (2.5m)13s

Table - waves today at Sandwood Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
N
2.5
N
2.5
N
2.5
N
2.5
N
2.4
N
2.3
N
2.1
N
2
N
2.1
N
2.5
N
3
N
3
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
4
N
4
N
4
N
4
N
4
N
4
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
Period(s) (?)111111111313131212121212121010101111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)173016651540154020391879164712661132125619662377262419752624330236483602353633603360300128222500
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
0
NNE
10
S
10
SE
15
E
25
NE
45
NNE
40
NNE
40
N
40
N
40
N
45
N
45
N
40
N
40
N
40
N
40
N
35
N
40
N
35
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononononglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:41PM
4.36
6:04AM
4.50
6:14PM
4.46
6:34AM
4.62
6:45PM
4.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:35AM
1.66
11:57PM
1.28
12:11PM
1.53
12:30AM
1.24
12:44PM
1.44
1:02AM
1.26
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Sunrise8:11-------8:15-------8:17-------
Sunset--3:56-------3:53-------3:52-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---11----12-112222222221
Temp. °C666665344444444444445555
Feels °C (?)001122-10-1-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-5-5-5
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