Sandy Beach
Newfoundland and Labrador · Canada
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Sandy Beach is a NE-facing sand beach on the Canada shoreline, opening onto the Labrador Sea — it catches NW–E swell, and offshore S–SW winds tidy the banks through april–october.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~8°C (46.4°F) on average
Jan
0.2°C
32.4°F · -1.1–2.2°C
Feb
-0.3°C
31.5°F · -1.5–0.7°C
Mar
-0.5°C
31.1°F · -1.5–1°C
Apr
-0.3°C
31.5°F · -1.5–0.9°C
May
1.7°C
35.1°F · -1.5–5.3°C
Jun
5.9°C
42.6°F · 1.2–12°C
Jul
10.9°C
51.6°F · 6.2–16.3°C
Aug
14.2°C
57.6°F · 11–17.9°C
Sep
12.2°C
54°F · 9.6–16.9°C
Oct
8°C
46.4°F · 4.5–12.1°C
Nov
4.1°C
39.4°F · 2.2–7.5°C
Dec
1.6°C
34.9°F · 0.3–3.6°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
NW–E
Best wind
S–SW
Break type
Beach break
Best season
April–October
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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