Sandwood Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.54° N 5.05° W

Sandwood Bay WaveFinder

Issued: 6 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Sandwood Bay sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.4° 

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 28 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Wednesday 2 Sep, 4PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period, NNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 4 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period, W swell with 4,862 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 30 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with N 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 Sunday (Aug 30) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Sandwood Bay in the next 16 days are 4.0m 13s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 04) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 30) at 4PM.

Wave TypeTime (BST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 1AM (Sun 30th Aug)2.5ft (0.8m) 7s
Best Surf 4PM (Wed 2nd Sep)3.5ft (1.1m) 8s
Most Powerful 4AM (Fri 4th Sep)13ft (4.0m) 13s

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


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