Surf Forecasts:
Sandsend Bay surf forecast from 5 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 5 Sep, 7PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period, N swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 9 Sep, 1PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period, NNW swell with 259 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 5 Sep, 7PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with N swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Sandsend Bay this week:
The surf forecast for Sandsend Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 05) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Sandsend Bay in the next 16 days are 1.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 6s period and expected on Friday (Sep 11) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Sat 5th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Sat 5th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Wed 9th Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Sandsend Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, it’s Rusty here, looking at the next couple of weeks for our little stretch of coast.
Honestly, the long-range forecast is a bit of a bummer. We've got one tiny window, but otherwise, this is looking like a board-checking and stories-from-last-week kind of spell. The good news is the wind is often offshore or clean, but with waves this small, it’s just not doing much for us.
Right now, the water's sitting at about 60°, which is a touch warmer than we'd normally expect for this time of year. That's a small bonus if you're keen for a paddle regardless.
The only real chance we get is on September 19th, that's a Saturday. The swell bumps back up to about 3ft at 10 seconds from the N, and there's some decent energy in the water, around 200 in the combined energy reading. It’s still not big, but the morning looks promising with a light offshore wind out of the WNW. Sandsend Bay is the spot. It's a pretty consistent wave and with that offshore wind, it could clean up real nice. It's not going to be epic, but the best we're going to get in this whole stretch. The afternoon looks like it might get a bit messy as the wind swings onshore, so get your fill in the morning.
Before that, there’s just nothing to get excited about. The week prior starts off with a little bump on the 9th, around 3-4ft but with short period of 7-8 seconds, it’s not going to hold any power. On the 12th, the swell shows up again at 3ft but the onshore winds will chop it up. It's just not worth the hassle.
So, there's over a week of flat, small junk before that one worthwhile morning on the 19th. It’s one of those times where you either get your fix in the first couple of hours that Saturday, or you’re waiting for the next system to fill in. It tends not to stay this poor forever, but the long-range models are showing nothing else until the end of the period.
Keep the faith, brothers and sisters.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 5 | NNW 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 7 | NNE 6 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 65 | 63 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 138 | 87 | 44 | 87 | 58 | 24 | 14 | 62 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:33AM4.67m | 11:14PM4.44m | 12:11PM4.54m | 00:49AM4.51m | 1:44PM4.70m | 2:08AM4.80m | 2:53PM5.00m | 3:07AM5.17m | 3:46PM5.29m | 3:54AM5.51m | 4:29PM5.50m | 4:36AM5.75m | 5:08PM5.61m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:54PM2.30m | 5:43AM2.21m | 6:38PM2.43m | 7:29AM2.01m | 8:09PM2.23m | 8:43AM1.58m | 9:09PM1.91m | 9:37AM1.14m | 9:56PM1.59m | 10:22AM0.80m | 10:37PM1.34m | 11:03AM0.59m | 11:14PM1.18m | ||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | SSE 4 | N 8 | — | N 9 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 7 | NNE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 82 | 65 | 63 | 29 | 29 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 1 | — | 58 | 138 | 87 | 44 | 87 | 58 | 24 | 14 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | NNE 8 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | N 8 | — | — | N 9 | — | — | N 9 | N 8 | N 7 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 43 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSW 2 | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | NW 5 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | WSW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 38 | 88 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 62 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 315 | 31 | 10 | 98 | 490 | 456 | 126 | 529 | 573 | 428 | 415 | 397 | 56 | 20 | 0 | 98 | 0 | 10 | 299 | 390 | 10 |
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