Sandy Beach
Surf spot · United States
Is it worth the trip?
35Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 5 ft swell at 9 s, 3 hours of offshore wind, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 38 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 291kJ
- Wind
- NE 4 kn
- Temp
- 7°C
Tue 3 · 16 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft7 shollow
- Energy
- 99kJ
- Wind
- ESE 10 kn
- Temp
- 8°C
Wed 4 · 43 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 354kJ
- Wind
- ENE 5 kn
- Temp
- 7°C
Thu 5 · 21 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 539kJ
- Wind
- ESE 14 kn
- Temp
- 7°C
Fri 6 · 36 out of 100
- Swell
- 11 ft11 smushy
- Energy
- 2,541kJ
- Wind
- S 14 kn
- Temp
- 8°C
Sat 7 · 29 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 483kJ
- Wind
- E 14 kn
- Temp
- 5°C
Sun 8 · 37 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 579kJ
- Wind
- SSE 10 kn
- Temp
- 7°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 238, too small
- Tue 314, too small
- Wed 444, too small
- Thu 522, too small
- Fri 626, poor
- Sat 727, too small
- Sun 831, too small
- Mon 914, too small
- Tue 1065, good
- Wed 1143, 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 experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 38, too small | 4 ft11 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 291kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore | 7°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 14, too small | 3 ft7 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 99kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots | 8°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 44, too small | 5 ft9 shollow7 ft at break (est.) | 354kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore | 7°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 22, too small | 5 ft11 shollow8 ft at break (est.) | 539kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 14 knots | 7°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 26, poor | 11 ft11 smushy15 ft at break (est.) | 2,541kJ | wind from the south, 14 knots | 8°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 27, too small | 5 ft9 shollow8 ft at break (est.) | 483kJ | offshorewind from the east, 14 knots, offshore | 5°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 31, too small | 5 ft10 shollow8 ft at break (est.) | 579kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots | 7°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 14, too small | 4 ft8 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 173kJ | wind from the east, 13 knots | 8°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 65, good | 7 ft10 shollow10 ft at break (est.) | 1,054kJ | wind from the east, 8 knots | 6°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 43, too small | 4 ft9 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 260kJ | offshorewind from the east, 5 knots, offshore | 6°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
- 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
- Wed 4 NovLow 03:23 −1.3 mHigh 10:00 +1.3 mLow 16:19 −1.1 mHigh 22:20 +0.9 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 Tue 3 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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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). Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.
Water about 8°C: 5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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Where to stay: Sitka
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