Sinclair's Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Scotland – East Coast, UK)

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Sinclair's Bay Surf Guide

Sinclair's Bay on the East Coast is a fairly exposed beach and reef break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds blow from the west. Most of the surf comes fis in the form of windswells and the optimum wave angle is from the southeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights and there is a left hand reef break as well.. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Watch out for rocks.

Sinclair's Bay Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	3	fairly consistent	8.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Sinclair's Bay:

The best conditions reported for surf at Sinclair's Bay occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

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

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Sinclair's Bay with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 5% of the time in January while 24% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 71% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

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

blown out

24%

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

too small

71%

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

Explore Sinclair's Bay Location Map

Interactive Sinclair's 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 Sinclair's Bay is Wick Airport (WIC) in U.k., 6 km (4 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Sinclair's Bay is Kirkwall Airport (KOI) in Scotland, 51 km (32 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.

Sinclair's Bay Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 11:53 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Wave (m)	NE	NE	NE	SE
Period (s)	5	4	4	3
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- on

Tides at Sinclair's Bay

Current tide and informaton

For Wick, Scotland, 8 km from Sinclair's Bay.

Next High Water: 02:58pm | 2.78m

Next Low Water: 08:33pm | 1.19m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Sinclair's Bay Sea Temperature

The water temperature (8.5 °C) at Sinclair's Bay is very cold today and the windchill (4.0 °C) will make the air temperature seem even colder. You'll need a thick hooded winter wetsuit as well as neoprene gloves and neoprene boots and the cloudiness won't make it feel any warmer.

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