Sandy Bay Beach

Saint Helena, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

No photo of Sandy Bay Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:24 pm

6 am
6.6
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good

7 am
6.0
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good

Now
6.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good

9 am
6.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good

10 am
6.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good

11 am
6.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good

12 pm
5.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good

1 pm
5.8
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good

2 pm
6.4
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good

3 pm
6.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good

4 pm
7.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great

5 pm
6.8
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good

6 pm
6.8
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Sandy Bay Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air: 20°C69°F
Water: 22°C71°F
Wind: 1610 km/hmph SE
Gusts: 4427 km/hmph
Waves: 1.4 m5 ft
UV: 2 low
Tide: rising
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 6:24 pm

Today

6.6Good6 am127

6.0Good7 am149

6.5GoodNow1610

6.1Good9 am1610

6.2Good10 am1610

6.0Good11 am1610

5.9Good12 pm1610

5.8Good1 pm1710

6.4Good2 pm1711

6.7Good3 pm1811

7.7Great4 pm1912

6.8Good5 pm2012

6.8Good6 pm2012

Sat

4.9Fair6 am1912

4.8Fair7 am2113

4.8Fair8 am2213

4.6Fair9 am2315

4.7Fair10 am2415

4.8Fair11 am2415

5.1Fair12 pm2214

5.4Fair1 pm2113

5.3Fair2 pm2013

5.2Fair3 pm2013

5.2Fair4 pm2012

5.1Fair5 pm1912

4.9Fair6 pm1811

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

High 12 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
Low 6 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
High 1 am, 0.3 m1 ft
Low 7 am, -0.5 m2 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.

Sun5.7 GoodBest 6 pm to 7 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 2%
Mon6.7 GoodBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 2%
Tue7.8 GreatBest 7 am to 7 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
Wed8.3 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
Thu7.7 GreatBest 9 am to 4 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 220 m730 ft. Fee not listed
SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town: 3.1 km1.9 miSandy Bay (village)
Nearest airport: 9 km6 miSaint Helena Airport (HLE)

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