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

Partly cloudy changing to clear by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

Tide: Next low tide (1.1m) at

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    7 day forecast for Sandsend (Beach)

    Today (30 March 2026)
    Time
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    13
    W
    12
    W
    13
    W
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    23
    25
    25
    24
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    64%
    66%
    68%
    75%
    75%
    UV 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (31 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 Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    12
    W
    12
    W
    12
    W
    12
    W
    11
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    11
    WNW
    10
    NW
    10
    NW
    8
    WNW
    6
    W
    5
    W
    6
    W
    7
    W
    8
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    23
    22
    20
    17
    16
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    13
    14
    15
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    76%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    83%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    81%
    77%
    72%
    72%
    72%
    68%
    69%
    70%
    73%
    77%
    79%
    83%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    7
    6
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    16
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (1 April 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    17
    17
    18
    19
    19
    19
    20
    20
    21
    20
    21
    20
    19
    20
    22
    25
    24
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    83%
    75%
    68%
    66%
    65%
    63%
    62%
    62%
    63%
    63%
    64%
    67%
    73%
    76%
    79%
    82%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    12
    12
    13
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.4
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    9
    9
    9
    8
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (2 April 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy 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
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    14
    NW
    14
    NNW
    15
    NNW
    15
    N
    14
    N
    14
    N
    13
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    ENE
    8
    E
    9
    SE
    9
    SSE
    9
    S
    8
    S
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    30
    29
    29
    28
    27
    25
    25
    22
    20
    21
    19
    17
    16
    15
    15
    16
    18
    21
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    80%
    78%
    76%
    73%
    70%
    67%
    63%
    61%
    62%
    63%
    63%
    62%
    63%
    66%
    72%
    73%
    75%
    76%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    13
    12
    11
    10
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.3
    1.1
    1.5
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    6
    5
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (3 April 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 Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    13
    S
    14
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    20
    SW
    20
    SW
    19
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    19
    18
    19
    19
    20
    23
    27
    29
    31
    34
    35
    35
    36
    35
    35
    34
    34
    31
    31
    28
    27
    26
    25
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    76%
    77%
    79%
    80%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    80%
    79%
    76%
    74%
    76%
    77%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    14
    15
    17
    19
    20
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    19
    18
    17
    15
    14
    13
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    9
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (4 April 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Mist Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    13
    SSW
    15
    S
    17
    S
    20
    SSW
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    25
    25
    24
    27
    31
    34
    38
    40
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    P
    M
    M
    Humidity
    79%
    81%
    81%
    84%
    73%
    72%
    71%
    79%
    77%
    UV - - - 1 2 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    12
    12
    11
    13
    15
    17
    20
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (5 April 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    23
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    18
    SW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    39
    37
    38
    40
    39
    37
    29
    24
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    75%
    76%
    75%
    59%
    46%
    45%
    57%
    67%
    UV - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    23
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 30 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?

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    Tide times

    Monday 30 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 30 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 30 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 31 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 31 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 31 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 31 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 1 April

    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 1 April

    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 1 April

    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 1 April

    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 2 April

    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 2 April

    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 2 April

    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 2 April

    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 3 April

    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 3 April

    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 3 April

    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 3 April

    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 4 April

    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 4 April

    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 4 April

    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 4 April

    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 5 April

    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 5 April

    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 5 April

    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 5 April

    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:

    Dry evening, outbreaks of rain Tuesday morning.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Generally dry with some clear spells at first this evening, but cloud thickening from the west towards midnight, bringing some patchy rain and drizzle eastwards through the early hours. Winds easing. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

    Tuesday:

    A rather cloudy start, with some patchy light rain or drizzle. However, becoming mostly dry into the afternoon with bright intervals developing. Feeling noticeably milder with just a gentle breeze. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Wednesday rather cloudy, damp across western hills, drier in east. Mild. Rain band moving south overnight, Thursday, brighter and cooler. Friday, variable cloud, patchy rain easing. Wet and windy later.

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