Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandbank today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandbank at 8PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Sandbank. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 426 | 426 | 387 | 387 | 349 | 340 | 340 | 337 | 328 | 375 | 365 | 319 | 284 | 225 | 261 | 255 | 197 | 208 | 176 | 171 | 171 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | 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 | 10:02AM0.46m | 8:51PM0.62m | 12:19PM0.46m | 10:09PM0.60m | 1:32PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10PM0.41m | 4:51AM0.24m | 3:30PM0.44m | 6:10AM0.22m | 5:20PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 35 | 48 | 49 | 36 | 29 | 29 | 49 | 60 | 53 | 50 | 59 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 38 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 54 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | N 8 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 30 | 16 | 12 | 35 | 53 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | SE 12 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 426 | 426 | 387 | 387 | 349 | 340 | 340 | 337 | 328 | 375 | 365 | 319 | 284 | 225 | 261 | 255 | 197 | 208 | 176 | 171 | 171 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 778 | 2187 | 1001 | 2111 | 778 | 274 | 274 | 274 | 269 | 264 | 269 | 269 | 274 | 269 | 331 | 269 | 269 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 274 |
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