Sandwood Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.54° N 5.05° W

Sandwood Bay WaveFinder

Issued: 12 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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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.


Sandwood Bay surf forecast from 12 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Thursday 15 Oct, 10AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period, WNW swell with cross-shore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Wednesday 14 Oct, 7PM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period, WSW swell with 8,196 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 12 Oct, 10PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with W 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 (Oct 12) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 8s. 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 5.0m 14s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 14) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.9m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Oct 13) at 4AM.

Wave TypeTime (BST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)10PM (Mon 12th Oct)1.5ft (0.5m) 12s
Best Surf10AM (Thu 15th Oct)11ft (3.5m) 14s
Most Powerful 7PM (Wed 14th Oct)16ft (5.0m) 14s

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


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