Sandbank 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 13.23° N 59.54° W

Issued: 1 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Sandbank sea temperature is

29.3°C

Sandbank surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Sandbank today (30 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandbank at 4PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s
Afternoon (30 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Evening (30 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	6s

Table - waves today at Sandbank. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 30					Thursday 1								Friday 2
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	E 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7
Wave Graph
kJ	45	84	78	88	108	143	163	168	171	110	148	154	148	152	148	143	139	139	145	145	145
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				5:28PM0.79m				6:50AM0.59m				6:13PM0.76m				8:00AM0.54m				7:09PM0.72m
Low Tide		11:21AM0.30m				00:25AM0.08m				11:59AM0.35m				1:26AM0.12m				12:47PM0.39m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—
mm	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	29	29	28	28	28	28	27	28	29	29	28	28	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28
Feels °C	30	30	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	28	28	27	27	28	28	27	27	29	29	28
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	ENE 10	NNE 15	NNE 14	NE 6	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 13	N 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13
kJ	23	25	24	25	25	17	34	121	70	36	68	154	143	141	90	139	139	139	137	135	135
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	NNW 10	NNE 8	NE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 12	ENE 10	ENE 10	E 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9
kJ	45	20	24	15	24	24	29	33	32	49	31	29	28	27	31	32	32	32	31	28	27
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 9	NNE 8	SE 11	NNE 16	ENE 11	ENE 11	NE 8	NE 9	NNE 11	NNE 14	NNE 11	NE 8	NE 9	NE 9	NNE 11	NE 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7
kJ	26	13	29	86	23	22	17	12	25	69	43	10	12	12	22	12	11	10	10	10	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7
kJ	31	84	78	88	108	143	163	168	171	110	148	148	148	152	148	143	135	137	145	145	145
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	256	15	331	331	331	331	15	416	416	15	416	416	416	416	15	274	274	628	20	274	274
Best forecast wave conditions in Barbados		Duppys					Duppys			Duppys					Duppys				Freights
Rating (10 max)		1					1			1					1				2
Best forecast wave conditions in Barbados		Duppys Barbados					Duppys Barbados			Duppys Barbados					Duppys Barbados				Freights Barbados
Rating (10 max)		1					1			1					1				2
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	4	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	7

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