Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sand Beach today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sand Beach at 7PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Sand Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 7 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 108 | 131 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 78 | 94 | 89 | 81 | 79 | 90 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 109 | 103 | 98 | 100 | 100 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:29PM1.88m | 9:13AM1.44m | 7:17PM1.97m | 9:31AM1.49m | 7:57PM2.04m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:14PM1.30m | 2:13AM0.40m | 1:10PM1.24m | 2:46AM0.33m | 1:52PM1.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 5 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 14 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 108 | 41 | 24 | 71 | 71 | 78 | 79 | 55 | 60 | 57 | 90 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 17 | 103 | 98 | 63 | 100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 17 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 66 | 43 | 71 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 94 | 89 | 57 | 79 | 49 | 60 | 65 | 67 | 69 | 109 | 37 | 29 | 100 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | SW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | WNW 9 | S 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 47 | 14 | 56 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 33 | 16 | 81 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 38 | 42 | 37 | 37 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | W 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 32 | 131 | 50 | 60 | 48 | 46 | — | — | — | 51 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 29 | 51 | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 152 | 79 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 4 | 4 |
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