Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandbank today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandbank at 2PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sandbank. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 244 | 235 | 207 | 176 | 176 | 147 | 144 | 144 | 140 | 116 | 140 | 137 | 159 | 167 | 151 | 261 | 346 | 415 | 494 | 496 | 501 | 395 | 337 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | 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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:28AM0.59m | 7:17PM0.69m | 8:28AM0.51m | 7:57PM0.66m | 10:02AM0.46m | 8:51PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:59PM0.33m | 2:17AM0.23m | 1:30PM0.38m | 3:27AM0.25m | 2:10PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 12 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 244 | 235 | 207 | 176 | 176 | 147 | 144 | 144 | 140 | 37 | 29 | 19 | 41 | 40 | 53 | 53 | 41 | 35 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 52 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 10 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | N 8 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 18 | 34 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 34 | 43 | 42 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 14 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | ESE 13 | NNE 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 69 | 68 | 43 | 54 | 54 | — | — | — | — | 116 | 140 | 137 | 159 | 167 | 151 | 261 | 346 | 415 | 494 | 496 | 501 | 395 | 337 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 255 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 628 | 628 | 778 | 274 | 778 | 274 | 778 | 861 | 269 | 269 | 274 | 778 |
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