Sandwood Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.54° N 5.05° W

Sandwood Bay WaveFinder

Issued: 12 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Sandwood Bay sea temperature is
12.8° C
0.0° 

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


Sandwood Bay surf forecast from 13 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Tuesday 14 Jul, 1PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Tuesday 14 Jul, 1PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period, WNW swell with 198 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 13 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Sandwood Bay this week:

The surf forecast for Sandwood Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 13) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Sandwood Bay in the next 16 days are 0.9m 11s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Monday (Jul 13) at 4PM.

Wave TypeTime (BST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 7AM (Mon 13th Jul)2ft (0.6m) 8s
Best Surf 1PM (Tue 14th Jul)3ft (0.9m) 11s
Most Powerful 1PM (Tue 14th Jul)3ft (0.9m) 11s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Sandwood Bay over the next 16 days.


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