Sandbank 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 13.23° N 59.54° W

Issued: 1 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Sandbank sea temperature is

29.2°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 (16 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandbank at 10AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	8s
Afternoon (16 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	8s
Evening (16 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 16								Saturday 17								Sunday 18
	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)	ENE 8	ENE 8	N 10	ENE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ENE 8	NNE 15	NNE 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	NNE 12	NNE 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	NNE 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10
Wave Graph
kJ	51	51	51	51	46	46	48	72	70	92	90	126	117	155	150	99	123	151	187	104	100	96	117	72
Wind (km/h)	E	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	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	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			7:24AM0.50m				6:15PM0.64m					8:37AM0.48m			7:03PM0.61m					10:33AM0.49m				8:20PM0.58m
Low Tide	00:50AM0.17m				12:01PM0.39m				1:45AM0.22m				12:42PM0.43m					2:58AM0.26m				2:19PM0.46m


	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	27	27	28	29	29	28	28	27	27	27	28	29	29	28	28	27	27	27	28	29	29	28	28	28
Feels °C	30	30	31	31	31	30	31	29	29	29	30	31	31	30	30	29	29	29	29	31	31	30	31	30
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ENE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	N 13	ESE 8	NNE 12	NNE 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	NNE 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10
kJ	51	51	51	51	46	46	48	46	46	61	46	126	62	155	150	99	123	151	187	104	100	96	117	65
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ESE 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	N 13	ESE 8	N 13	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	N 13	N 13	ESE 8	ENE 8	N 12
kJ	34	34	46	46	36	35	46	44	37	35	90	46	117	47	62	46	46	32	25	87	87	26	24	72
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 8	N 8	N 10	N 9	NNE 9	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 15	NNE 14	N 13	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 14	ENE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ENE 8	NNE 13	NE 8	ENE 8
kJ	21	22	48	41	26	20	20	72	70	92	24	22	31	30	28	67	23	27	26	26	25	57	16	24
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 3	ENE 8	ENE 4	—	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 8	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	38	4	—	4	4	53	9	18	20	28	29	32	43	45
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Brandon's Barbados	North Point Barbados	Brandon's Barbados	Cocoa Martinique	Duppys Barbados	Duppys Barbados	Duppys Barbados	Duppys Barbados	Freights Barbados	Freights Barbados	Freights Barbados	Duppys Barbados	Bagasse Martinique	Freights Barbados	Cocoa Martinique	Batts Rock Barbados	Batts Rock Barbados	Batts Rock Barbados	Sunset Tobago	Batts Rock Barbados	Batts Rock Barbados	Batts Rock Barbados	Batts Rock Barbados	Anse Couleuvre Martinique
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	18	15	18	226	15	15	15	15	20	20	20	15	255	20	226	14	14	14	269	14	14	14	14	256
Best forecast wave conditions in Barbados	Freights	Freights	Freights		Duppys	Duppys	Duppys	Duppys	Freights	Freights	Freights	Duppys		Freights		Freights	Freights	Batts Rock		Duppys	Duppys	Duppys	Batts Rock
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1		1	1	1		2	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Barbados	Freights Barbados	Freights Barbados	Freights Barbados		Duppys Barbados	Duppys Barbados	Duppys Barbados	Duppys Barbados	Freights Barbados	Freights Barbados	Freights Barbados	Duppys Barbados		Freights Barbados		Freights Barbados	Freights Barbados	Batts Rock Barbados		Duppys Barbados	Duppys Barbados	Duppys Barbados	Batts Rock Barbados
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1		1	1	1		2	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	7	4	4	4	7	5	4	5

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