Sandbank 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 13.23° N 59.54° W

Issued: 7 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Sandbank sea temperature is

29.3°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 (21 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with NNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with NNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandbank at 2AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	13s
Afternoon (21 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	12s
Evening (21 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 20			Wednesday 21								Thursday 22
	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
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 9	N 9	NNE 14	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10
Wave Graph
kJ	61	83	66	78	102	98	119	115	107	128	95	123	83	80	104	98	96	94	94
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	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	cross-on
High Tide				11:36PM0.61m				12:48PM0.63m				00:36AM0.65m				1:11PM0.68m
Low Tide		5:49PM0.42m				6:13AM0.28m				6:38PM0.36m				6:52AM0.27m				7:17PM0.28m


	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—
mm	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
Temp °C	28	27	27	27	27	28	29	29	28	28	28	27	27	28	29	29	28	27	27
Feels °C	29	28	29	29	29	29	31	31	30	31	30	29	29	30	30	30	29	29	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10
kJ	61	83	60	61	41	98	119	115	107	128	95	123	83	80	104	98	96	94	94
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNW 14	NNW 13	N 9	N 8	N 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	N 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NE 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
kJ	39	37	66	78	102	38	35	35	23	22	21	31	12	12	19	18	17	23	22
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 14	ESE 8	NNW 15	ESE 8	NNE 12	ESE 8	NNE 12	NNE 13	ESE 8	SE 8	NNE 13	ENE 9	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 8	—	—	SSE 7	SSE 7
kJ	37	13	42	12	50	20	51	32	12	17	33	8	28	28	12	—	—	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 5	E 5	ESE 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 7
kJ	52	51	49	47	34	35	75	75	28	28	75	70	70	70	54	57	57	64	62
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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
Distance (km)	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	12	13	13	13
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	7	6	9	9	9	9	8	5	5	5	7	5	6	6	6	5

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