Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandbank today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandbank at 4PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sandbank. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 408 | 408 | 398 | 398 | 335 | 350 | 310 | 280 | 280 | 280 | 223 | 211 | 181 | 171 | 257 | 171 | 140 | 140 | 116 | 113 | 113 | 130 | 176 |
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 | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | 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 | 6:38AM0.67m | 6:42PM0.73m | 7:28AM0.59m | 7:17PM0.69m | 8:28AM0.51m | 7:57PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:30PM0.28m | 1:20AM0.22m | 12:59PM0.33m | 2:17AM0.23m | 1:30PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 42 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 335 | 350 | 310 | 280 | 280 | 34 | 42 | 211 | 181 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 140 | 48 | 116 | 113 | 51 | 62 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | SE 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | SE 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 14 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 18 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 33 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 42 | 18 | 18 | 61 | 54 | 60 | 18 | 47 | 47 | 34 | 43 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | E 15 | NNE 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NNE 9 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 34 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 408 | 408 | 398 | 398 | — | — | — | — | 69 | 280 | 223 | — | 54 | 64 | 257 | — | — | 140 | — | — | 113 | 130 | 176 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 274 | 269 | 269 | 253 | 15 | 253 | 269 | 0 | 181 | 181 | 20 | 181 | 181 | 237 | 331 | 226 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 269 | 269 | 274 | 274 |
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