Check the Beach

Sandwood Bay

Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sandwood Bay 2 photos

  • Sandwood Bay

    Sandwood Bay. Nigel Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Reflections on Sandwood Beach. Low tide on the beach reveals pools of water, providing reflection of clouds.

    Reflections on Sandwood Beach. Low tide on the beach reveals pools of water, providing reflection of clouds.. Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:53 pm
9 am
3.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.9
12 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
6°C42°F
Water
12°C54°F
Wind
117 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
1811 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:53 pm
Today
3.7Poor9 am1610
3.7Poor10 am1610
3.7Poor11 am1610
3.7Poor12 pm159
3.7Poor1 pm138
3.2Poor2 pm1610
2.9Poor3 pm127
2.2Poor4 pm1811
2.2Poor5 pm138
Sat
3.0Poor9 am2214
2.8Poor10 am2515
1.8Poor11 am3119
1.3Poor12 pm3522
1.0Poor1 pm3924
0.6Poor2 pm4930
0.6Poor3 pm5333
0.6Poor4 pm3924
1.3Poor5 pm1811
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 12 pm, -1.6 m. High at 6 pm, 1.2 m. Low at 12 am, -2.2 m. High at 7 am, 1.0 mLow 12 pm, -1.6 m5 ftHigh 6 pm, 1.2 m4 ftLow 12 am, -2.2 m7 ftHigh 7 am, 1.0 m3 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • Low 12 pm, -1.6 m5 ft
  • High 6 pm, 1.2 m4 ft
  • Low 12 am, -2.2 m7 ft
  • High 7 am, 1.0 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun0.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 69 km/h43 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon2.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 49%
  • Tue0.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 72 km/h45 mph, rain 87%
  • Wed1.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 41 km/h25 mph, rain 81%
  • Thu4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 27%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
9.1 km5.7 miKinlochbervie (village)
Nearest airport
83 km52 miPort Adhair Steòrnabhaigh (SYY)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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