Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandbank today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandbank at 12AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sandbank. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
311 | 328 | 328 | 366 | 378 | 419 | 406 | 406 | 364 | 383 | 373 | 384 | 364 | 308 | 300 | 300 | 259 | 259 | 220 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:56PM0.60m | 2:10AM0.74m | 3:18PM0.65m | 2:48AM0.77m | 3:41PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07PM0.35m | 8:55AM0.14m | 8:44PM0.32m | 9:24AM0.14m | 9:19PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 12 |
45 | 33 | 33 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 39 | 79 | 75 | 103 | 99 | 91 | 308 | 300 | 300 | 259 | 259 | 118 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | NE 18 | NE 11 | NE 17 | NNE 16 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | SE 8 |
3 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 92 | 142 | 140 | 138 | 134 | 122 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 18 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 12 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — |
— | — | — | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 |
311 | 328 | 328 | 366 | 378 | 419 | 406 | 406 | 364 | 383 | 373 | 384 | 364 | — | — | — | — | — | 220 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 417 | 274 | 274 | 274 | 274 | 274 | 417 | 417 | 274 | 274 | 269 | 20 | 269 | 269 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 |
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