Sandbank 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 13.23° N 59.54° W

Issued: 7 am 08 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 (08 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandbank at 11AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	6s
Afternoon (08 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Evening (08 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thursday 8							Friday 9								Saturday 10
	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
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	E 6	ENE 6	E 6	ENE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6
Wave Graph
kJ	60	54	64	54	61	67	64	62	92	89	89	74	78	80	80	69	73	66	64	67	69	83	89
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	SSE	ESE
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-off	cross-on
High Tide					2:14PM0.75m				2:34AM0.78m				2:44PM0.78m				3:17AM0.77m				3:12PM0.80m
Low Tide			8:04AM0.19m				8:21PM0.19m				8:39AM0.21m				9:00PM0.14m				9:11AM0.23m				9:37PM0.10m


	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—
mm	—	1	—	—	—	—	1	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	8	2
Temp °C	27	28	28	28	28	28	27	26	27	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	25	24
Feels °C	28	29	28	28	29	29	28	27	27	28	28	28	29	28	27	28	28	27	28	28	28	26	24
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 11	N 11	N 11	ENE 9	ENE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	44	28	29	28	28	15	15	23	28	27	27	27	13	13	9	9	8	11	26	26	26	26	26
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 13	NE 5	NNE 13	NNE 5	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 9	E 12	E 12	N 8	N 8	ENE 9	ENE 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	N 10	ESE 10
kJ	58	7	34	5	56	33	30	29	8	3	3	6	6	8	6	5	5	5	12	11	10	7	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 13	—	NNE 10	NNE 9	NNE 9	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	ENE 9	N 8	N 8	ENE 9	N 11	N 11	N 8	N 10	N 7	N 7	N 7
kJ	21	20	20	33	—	9	8	8	3	3	3	3	7	1	5	8	9	9	5	8	4	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	E 6	ENE 6	E 6	ENE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6
kJ	60	54	64	54	61	67	64	62	92	89	89	74	78	80	80	69	73	66	64	67	69	83	89
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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
Distance (km)	15	15	15	269	20	269	778	778	778	778	1555	331	331	331	833	833	778	778	331	861	861	861	181
Best forecast wave conditions in Barbados	Duppys	Duppys	Duppys		Freights
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1		1
Best forecast wave conditions in Barbados	Duppys Barbados	Duppys Barbados	Duppys Barbados		Freights Barbados
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1		1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	6	7	9	5

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