Overview

Sand Bay is a sandy beach in Somerset, north of Weston-super-Mare, on the Bristol Channel. Quieter beach than Weston with views of Wales. Extreme tidal range characteristic of the Bristol Channel.

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Spot forecast for Sand Bay

Sunrise 07:44 · Sunset 18:08

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Swell and waves

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 2.6 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 01:44 · 8.4 m Low tide 07:50 · 4.5 m High tide 14:26 · 8.7 m Low tide 20:32 · 4.5 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 03:08 · 8.5 m Low tide 09:06 · 4.4 m High tide 15:46 · 9 m Low tide 21:49 · 4.1 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 04:22 · 9.1 m Low tide 10:20 · 3.9 m High tide 16:51 · 9.8 m Low tide 22:57 · 3.4 m
Friday 23 October High tide 05:20 · 10 m Low tide 11:24 · 3.1 m High tide 17:43 · 10.7 m Low tide 23:54 · 2.5 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 06:08 · 11 m Low tide 12:18 · 2.2 m High tide 18:28 · 11.7 m

Sand Bay: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

343h

in June · 26 rideable days

The season runs from June to August, peaking in June: 25 rideable days a month and 343 hours of usable wind, at 20 °C. The low point is March, at 14.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 74%13-20 knots · 25%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 74% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is September, with 168 mm.

Monthly averages: Sand Bay

Monthly averages — Sand Bay — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	17.5	131 h	7 °C	90 mm
February	16.5	157 h	9 °C	129 mm
March	14.5	126 h	12 °C	73 mm
April	16.5	159 h	14 °C	57 mm
May	16.5	183 h	18 °C	65 mm
June	26.0	343 h	19 °C	46 mm
July	25.5	304 h	20 °C	65 mm
August	24.0	292 h	21 °C	41 mm
September	16.5	175 h	17 °C	168 mm
October	15.5	132 h	15 °C	103 mm
November	15.0	123 h	11 °C	114 mm
December	19.0	155 h	9 °C	87 mm

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Technical details of Sand Bay spot

The spot works with winds from SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW.

Depending on conditions: N, S, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Advanced

Parking

Parking at Sand Bay. Direct beach access.

Hazards

Extreme tidal range of the Bristol Channel. Very fast incoming tide. Mud and soft sand. Violent tidal currents.

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Additional stations

Bristol Intl17.1 km

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FW7989 Brent Knoll UK12.8 km

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