Sandbank Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.23° N 59.54° W

Sandbank 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandbank sea temperature is
28.7° C
0.2° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandbank at 8PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
1
1
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)
2.1
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.3
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
589
523
463
463
452
468
456
456
474
472
473
437
392
350
280
280
270
298
338
331
235
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:09PM0.75m
6:38AM0.67m
6:42PM0.73m
7:28AM0.59m
7:17PM0.69m
Low Tide
11:59AM0.22m
00:30AM0.20m
12:30PM0.28m
1:20AM0.22m
12:59PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:17
6:16
 mm
2
2
1
1
3
2
2
5
1
Temp °C
29
29
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
27
Feels °C
28
29
28
26
26
27
27
26
28
28
29
31
30
30
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
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