Sandbank 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 13.23° N 59.54° W

Issued: 1 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Sandbank sea temperature is

29.4°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 (24 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandbank at 7AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	15s
Afternoon (24 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	14s
Evening (24 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thursday 24								Friday 25								Saturday 26
	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	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	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 16	E 6	NNE 15	E 6	N 14	N 14	E 6	E 7	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7
Wave Graph
kJ	81	85	71	68	101	93	109	124	136	113	120	124	104	107	130	130	150	152	152	130	131	135	139	130
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE
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	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide						2:30PM0.70m				2:28AM0.76m				2:53PM0.74m				3:07AM0.78m				3:18PM0.78m
Low Tide				8:15AM0.20m				8:21PM0.27m				8:44AM0.20m				8:56PM0.20m				9:14AM0.20m				9:32PM0.15m


	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	28	27	28	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	28	28	28	28	28	27	28	29	29	28	28	28
Feels °C	28	27	28	30	30	29	29	29	28	30	29	29	28	29	29	29	28	27	27	29	29	29	29	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	NNE 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	N 12
kJ	43	44	40	29	24	93	89	89	87	86	84	78	76	73	73	47	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	71
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 16	NNE 11	NE 8	NNE 14	N 14	ESE 7	N 10	N 10	N 10	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	ESE 8
kJ	81	42	23	68	101	20	30	30	29	26	26	26	26	17	26	28	47	45	41	40	40	40	42	28
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	NNE 15	NNE 15	ENE 7	N 10	N 10	NE 10	ENE 10	NE 10	N 9	N 9	N 9	NE 9	N 8	NE 9	NE 9	N 8	N 8	N 8	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	SE 13
kJ	25	76	71	21	35	17	15	9	14	14	14	14	20	12	20	12	11	11	11	19	18	16	15	44
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7
kJ	71	85	68	64	86	85	109	124	136	113	120	124	104	107	130	130	150	152	152	130	131	135	139	130
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	628	274	274	269	15	20	628	628	628	20	628	628	628	269	628	778	778	340	778	628	20	20	20	628
Best forecast wave conditions in Barbados					Duppys	Freights				Freights											Freights	Freights	Freights
Rating (10 max)					1	1				1											2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Barbados					Duppys Barbados	Freights Barbados				Freights Barbados											Freights Barbados	Freights Barbados	Freights Barbados
Rating (10 max)					1	1				1											2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	4	5	4	9	5	4	9	7	5	4	4	6	4	5	4	5	5	9	9	8	5	5

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