Sandy Beach, United States
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About Sandy Beach
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.
The spot faces SW (224°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (44°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 4–15 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 10). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 6°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 14°C in August, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually April and June, with about 2 good days in 7; in January, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Sitka, 3.4 km away (about 10 min by car).
Water about 10°C: 4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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Forecast
The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 52, good | 4 ft8 shollow | 237kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots | 9°C |
| Mon 19Oct | 20, too small | 2 ft4 shollow | 17kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots | 8°C |
| Tue 20Oct | 5, poor | 5 ft7 smushy | 191kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 20 knots | 10°C |
| Wed 21Oct | 14, poor | 6 ft9 shollow | 485kJ | wind from the south, 7 knots | 6°C |
| Thu 22Oct | 59, good | 4 ft9 shollow | 250kJ | wind from the south-east, 4 knots | 7°C |
| Fri 23Oct | 34, too small | 3 ft8 shollow | 94kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore | 8°C |
| Sat 24Oct | 14, too small | 2 ft4 shollow | 12kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots | 8°C |
| Sun 25Oct | 28, too small | 3 ft5 shollow | 29kJ | wind from the north-west, 5 knots | 7°C |
| Mon 26Oct | 17, too small | 2 ft4 shollow | 10kJ | offshorewind from the north, 7 knots, offshore | 9°C |
| Tue 27Oct | 10, too small | 1 ft7 shollow | 10kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 15 knots, offshore | 9°C |
Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.
Your trip, day by day
6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates
- Mon 19 OctTravel out
No way there we can work out.
- Tue 20 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 14 of 80.
- Wed 21 OctSurf Sandy Beach
Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 6 ft at 9 s, wind 7 kn (12 km/h).
- Thu 22 OctSurf Sandy Beach
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).
- Fri 23 OctRest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
- Sat 24 OctRest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
No way there we can work out.
Places to eat near Sitka
- Asian Palace RestaurantAsian · 0.2 km from the centre
- Sitka's Burger and Crab ShackBurger · 0.2 km from the centre
- Alaska's AlohaSeafood · 0.3 km from the centre
- Coldwater Bar and GrillBar and grill · 0.3 km from the centre
- House of RepresentativesSushi · 0.3 km from the centre
- Kenny's Wok and TeriyakiAsian · 0.3 km from the centre
Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits
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