Sango Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Scotland – North Coast, UK)

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Sango Bay Surf Guide

Sango Bay on the North Coast is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the southwest with some shelter here from west winds. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the ideal swell angle is from the north. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Surfable at all stages of the tide.

Sango Bay Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	fairly consistent	9.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Sango Bay:

The best conditions reported for surf at Sango Bay occur when a North swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Sango Bay (for consistent clean waves)?

aprilBest Season: spring

The best time of year for surfing Sango Bay with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Spring and most often the month of April. Clean surfable waves are typically found 12% of the time in April while 26% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 62% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

12%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

26%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

62%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Sango Bay Location Map

Interactive Sango Bay surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Sango Bay is Wick Airport (WIC) in U.k., 96 km (60 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Sango Bay is Stornoway Airport (SYY), also in U.k., 101 km (63 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Sango Bay Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 13:05 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 04
ft, °F	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	8	8	8	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	on	cross- on

What does Sango Bay look like?

Latest photos from Sango Bay. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: Rob Davies

Tides at Sango Bay

Current tide and informaton

For Balnakiel Bay, 2 km from Sango Bay.

Next High Water: 10:14pm | 3.58m

Next Low Water: 04:15pm | 0.6m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Sango Bay Sea Temperature

The water temperature (9.5 °C) at Sango Bay is very cold. You will need a quality steamer wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots. Cloudy, with an effective air temperature of (6.0 °C), so feeling about the same in the water or out of it.

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.