Surf Forecasts:
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) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandbank at 3PM is: 2.0m 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 07:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sandbank. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 773 | 676 | 589 | 523 | 463 | 498 | 498 | 502 | 502 | 486 | 441 | 427 | 416 | 383 | 350 | 318 | 318 | 270 | 235 | 240 | 202 | 171 | 171 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:52AM0.75m | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 383 | 350 | 318 | 318 | 270 | 235 | 240 | 202 | 171 | 171 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 47 | 46 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 39 | 39 | 33 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 33 | 41 | 77 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | NNE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 33 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 773 | 676 | 589 | 523 | 463 | 498 | 498 | 502 | 502 | 486 | 441 | 427 | 416 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 274 | 493 | 833 | 269 | 274 | 274 | 274 | 274 | 274 | 274 | 269 | 269 | 253 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 20 | 181 | 181 | 20 | 20 |
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