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Sandsend (Beach) (North Yorkshire) weather

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.

Waves

Risk of rip currents

Rip currents can occur on any beach but this beach has a greater risk of rips. Take care in the water.

What to do if you get caught in a rip (RNLI)



Forecast days

Cloudy.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, strong wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level

Tide: Next high tide (4.9m) at

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    7 day forecast for Sandsend (Beach)

    Today (16 March 2026)
    Time
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    24
    23
    22
    21
    23
    25
    26
    26
    27
    26
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    Humidity
    65%
    66%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    81%
    85%
    87%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    UV 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    14
    13
    12
    11
    11
    13
    14
    15
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (17 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    23
    23
    24
    25
    26
    27
    28
    28
    29
    29
    29
    29
    28
    27
    26
    25
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    22
    22
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    89%
    89%
    88%
    87%
    85%
    78%
    75%
    69%
    65%
    63%
    62%
    62%
    65%
    70%
    75%
    77%
    80%
    84%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    12
    11
    11
    12
    13
    15
    16
    17
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    18
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (18 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    14
    S
    12
    S
    10
    S
    9
    S
    8
    S
    7
    SSE
    6
    SE
    5
    SE
    5
    SE
    6
    SE
    6
    SE
    6
    SE
    6
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    5
    S
    5
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SW
    6
    SSW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    20
    19
    18
    17
    17
    16
    15
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    M
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    84%
    78%
    75%
    70%
    67%
    65%
    65%
    66%
    67%
    78%
    86%
    88%
    88%
    86%
    86%
    88%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    16
    15
    14
    11
    10
    9
    8
    8
    7
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    9
    10
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (19 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    7
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    5
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    NW
    7
    NNW
    7
    NNW
    7
    N
    8
    N
    8
    N
    7
    N
    7
    N
    7
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    5
    ENE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    12
    11
    10
    11
    12
    14
    13
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    17
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    88%
    88%
    87%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    94%
    94%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    90%
    89%
    91%
    92%
    94%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    97%
    96%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    7
    6
    5
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (20 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    5
    E
    5
    E
    5
    ESE
    5
    SE
    5
    SE
    5
    ESE
    5
    E
    6
    E
    7
    E
    8
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    6
    SE
    6
    SE
    6
    SE
    6
    SSE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    14
    15
    16
    16
    16
    17
    16
    15
    15
    16
    14
    13
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    97%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    94%
    87%
    84%
    81%
    79%
    78%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    79%
    85%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (21 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    5
    ESE
    5
    E
    6
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    12
    17
    18
    20
    19
    17
    16
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    M
    Humidity
    94%
    95%
    96%
    86%
    81%
    82%
    90%
    93%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    6
    10
    10
    11
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    10
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (22 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    NE
    9
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    E
    10
    E
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    16
    20
    21
    22
    20
    17
    14
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    93%
    83%
    76%
    75%
    86%
    91%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 16 March

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 2.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 16 March

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 2.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 16 March

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 2.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 16 March

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 2.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 17 March

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 2.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 17 March

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 2.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 17 March

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 2.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 17 March

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 2.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 18 March

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 2.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 18 March

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 2.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 18 March

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 2.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 18 March

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 2.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 19 March

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 2.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 19 March

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 2.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 19 March

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 2.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 19 March

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 2.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 20 March

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 2.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 20 March

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 2.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 20 March

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 2.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 20 March

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 2.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 21 March

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 2.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 21 March

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 2.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 21 March

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 2.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 21 March

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 2.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 22 March

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 2.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 22 March

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 2.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 22 March

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 2.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 22 March

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 2.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    Yorkshire & Humber weather forecast

    Headline:

    Outbreaks of rain arriving during the afternoon.

    Today:

    Some brightness possible during the morning, along with a few isolated showers. Cloud thickening towards midday with outbreaks of rain arriving from the west during the afternoon. Breezy throughout. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

    Tonight:

    A mostly cloudy and mild night with occasional drizzly outbreaks, mainly across higher ground in the west. Remaining breezy throughout. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

    Tuesday:

    Often rather cloudy with a few patches of light rain across the Pennines, though largely dry further east where it will be brighter with a few sunny spells developing. Windy. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Variable cloud and sunny spells on Wednesday, and feeling warm in the sunshine. From Thursday it may become generally rather cloudy, with temperatures returning to around average. Winds mostly light.

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