Sandwood Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.54° N 5.05° W

Sandwood Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandwood Bay sea temperature is
12.8°C
0.6° 

Sandwood Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandwood Bay today (13 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandwood Bay at 12AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)--
Afternoon (13 Oct)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, gales from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
11
2.2
SW
7
3
WSW
7
3
W
8
3
W
8
3.5
W
8
3.5
W
9
3
W
10
2.5
W
11
2.2
WNW
11
2
W
11
2.2
W
11
2.5
W
13
5
WSW
14
4
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
73
71
67
61
412
849
1102
1148
1472
1794
1639
1514
1066
951
1256
1974
8700
6090
Wind (km/h)
15
S
5
ESE
10
SSE
30
S
30
SSW
50
SW
55
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
40
WSW
40
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
50
S
60
SSW
70
SSW
40
WSW
45
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
9:03PM4.78m
9:21AM4.76m
9:36PM4.59m
9:53AM4.62m
Low Tide
3:06PM0.86m
3:27AM0.82m
3:40PM1.02m
3:58AM1.09m
4:13PM1.24m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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7:50
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7:52
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6:23
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6:21
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6:17
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 mm
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1
1
1
2
4
1
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1
2
1
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2
3
Temp °C
13
12
12
15
14
12
12
12
11
10
10
11
11
11
14
15
14
10
10
Feels °C
10
11
10
10
9
3
1
2
2
0
1
3
2
1
4
4
1
2
0
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