Sandbank Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.23° N 59.54° W

Sandbank 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandbank sea temperature is
29.1°C
0.4° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandbank at 9PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
1.1
E
7
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.9
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
239
203
203
161
157
157
76
74
72
74
65
113
65
67
67
67
67
45
59
45
105
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
Wind State
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
6:57PM0.64m
9:18AM0.45m
7:47PM0.60m
12:06PM0.46m
9:13PM0.58m
Low Tide
12:34PM0.38m
2:31AM0.23m
1:05PM0.42m
3:58AM0.25m
2:37PM0.45m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:57
5:55
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
28
29
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
26
26
27
28
29
28
28
27
Feels °C
28
30
29
29
28
29
29
29
30
29
30
29
29
27
28
30
29
31
29
30
28
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