Sandy Beach
Surf spot · United States
Is it worth the trip?
45Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 4 ft swell at 9 s, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 68 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 275kJ
- Wind
- E 4 kn
- Temp
- 6°C
Tue 3 · 31 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft7 shollow
- Energy
- 110kJ
- Wind
- SE 11 kn
- Temp
- 8°C
Wed 4 · 75 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 301kJ
- Wind
- NW 5 kn
- Temp
- 7°C
Thu 5 · 39 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 440kJ
- Wind
- SE 15 kn
- Temp
- 8°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 9 ft10 smushy
- Energy
- 1,678kJ
- Wind
- SSW 11 kn
- Temp
- 6°C
Sat 7 · 33 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 277kJ
- Wind
- ESE 10 kn
- Temp
- 6°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 8 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 1,207kJ
- Wind
- SE 8 kn
- Temp
- 6°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 155, fair
- Mon 268, good
- Tue 331, too small
- Wed 475, good
- Thu 539, poor
- Fri 60, too big
- Sat 733, poor
- Sun 80, too big
- Mon 90, too big
- Tue 1036, too small
The spot in six facts
- Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
- Offshore: NEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 4–15 ftof swell
- Water 8 °C5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves
- Best Apr, Jun2 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 55, fair | 4 ft12 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 343kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore | 5°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 68, good | 4 ft10 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 275kJ | wind from the east, 4 knots | 6°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 31, too small | 3 ft7 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 110kJ | wind from the south-east, 11 knots | 8°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 75, good | 4 ft9 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 301kJ | wind from the north-west, 5 knots | 7°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 39, poor | 4 ft11 shollow7 ft at break (est.) | 440kJ | wind from the south-east, 15 knots | 8°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, too big | 9 ft10 smushy13 ft at break (est.) | 1,678kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 11 knots | 6°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 33, poor | 4 ft9 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 277kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots | 6°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, too big | 8 ft11 shollow11 ft at break (est.) | 1,207kJ | wind from the south-east, 8 knots | 6°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, too big | 8 ft9 shollow10 ft at break (est.) | 923kJ | wind from the south-east, 11 knots | 6°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 36, too small | 3 ft8 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 129kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, offshore | 8°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovHigh 06:55 +0.9 mLow 12:13 −0.3 mHigh 18:03 +1.1 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 01:07 −1.6 mHigh 08:06 +0.9 mLow 13:46 −0.4 mHigh 19:33 +0.9 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 02:17 −1.4 mHigh 09:08 +1.1 mLow 15:12 −0.7 mHigh 21:04 +0.8 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best Apr, Jun
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
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About Sandy Beach
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SW (224°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (44°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 4–15 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 10). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 6°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 14°C in August, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually April and June, with about 2 good days in 7; in January, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Sitka, 3.4 km away (about 10 min by car).
Water about 8°C: 5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Where to stay: Sitka
6 min by car · 23 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Sitka its beds, food and every spot near it
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