Surf Climatology
Best Time to Surf Sandwood Bay
Sutherland, Scotland
Sandwood Bay is a surf break in Sutherland, Scotland, and this page shows the time of year when it usually gets the most surf. The figures are three years of offshore wave data, 2022 to 2024, averaged month by month at the nearest offshore point. The peak surf season at Sandwood Bay is Jan & Feb, when the average offshore swell is at its biggest.
Peak surf season: Jan & Feb.
Based on the 3-year average offshore wave height, 2022–2024.
Best time to visit
3-year monthly avg · offshore significant wave height · 2022–2024
Peak surf season:JanFeb
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Peak monthsThis monthOff-peakTap a bar for details.
Jan: 7.7ft average swell at 9.1 s from the NW.
Feb: 8.1ft average swell at 9.6 s from the NW.
Mar: 5.1ft average swell at 8.9 s from the NNW.
Apr: 3.8ft average swell at 7.4 s from the NNW.
May: 3.6ft average swell at 7 s from the NW.
Jun: 3.6ft average swell at 6.5 s from the NW.
Jul: 3.3ft average swell at 6.1 s from the NW.
Aug: 3.7ft average swell at 6.4 s from the NW.
Sep: 4.5ft average swell at 7.3 s from the NW.
Oct: 5.3ft average swell at 8 s from the NW.
Nov: 5.0ft average swell at 8.4 s from the NW.
Dec: 7.2ft average swell at 9.1 s from the NNW.
Offshore significant wave height (Hs) from Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis, 2022–2024, at 58.5°, -5.0°.
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