Sandbank Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.23° N 59.54° W

Sandbank 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandbank sea temperature is
28.8° C
0.3° 

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


How big are the waves at Sandbank today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandbank at 2PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
1
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
6
1.9
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
244
235
207
176
176
147
144
144
140
116
140
137
159
167
151
261
346
415
494
496
501
395
337
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
ENE
35
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
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
7:28AM0.59m
7:17PM0.69m
8:28AM0.51m
7:57PM0.66m
10:02AM0.46m
8:51PM0.62m
Low Tide
12:59PM0.33m
2:17AM0.23m
1:30PM0.38m
3:27AM0.25m
2:10PM0.41m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:46
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:16
6:15
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
28
29
29
29
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
26
Feels °C
30
31
31
30
31
31
30
29
29
28
29
28
29
27
26
26
25
25
25
27
25
26
25
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