Surf Forecasts:
Sandsend Bay surf forecast from 29 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 1 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period, NNW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period, NE swell with 78 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 1 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNW 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 Tuesday (Sep 01) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 7s. 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 0.8m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 05) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Tue 1st Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Tue 1st Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Sandsend Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Hey folks, Rusty here with the lowdown on Sandsend Bay for the next couple of weeks. Gotta be honest – it starts off slow, but there’s a couple of windows worth keeping an eye on if you’ve got patience.
The first week is mostly flat and small. You’ll see clean conditions most days thanks to offshore or cross-offshore winds, but the waves are tiny – think 1 to 2 feet at best, with short, weak periods. The combined energy is low, barely registering. It’s pretty much a write-off for any real surfing. A few sessions might look glassy, but there’s just no push.
Come Monday 7th September, we finally get a pulse – a 3-foot swell from the ESE, short period, but with glassy conditions in the morning. It’s surfable, but barely. The energy is still weak, so it’s more of a "get wet and hope for the best" kind of deal.
Then things get interesting, and a little scary. On Wednesday 9th September, a massive northwest groundswell hits – 12 to 13 feet with a 12-second period. The energy numbers are huge, but it’s just too big for Sandsend Bay. Offshore winds are clean, but this is expert-only, and honestly, it might be too much even for them. Not the day to be a hero unless you know exactly what you’re doing.
The real standout comes Thursday 10th September morning. A 6-foot north-northwest swell at 10 seconds, with light cross-offshore winds. Clean, solid, and much more manageable. This is the best bet of the whole forecast – decent power, good shape, and workable conditions. After that, it’s back to small, choppy leftovers.
Water temp is around 60°F, which is pretty average for this time of year. Nothing unusual there.
So here’s the bottom line: the first week is a bust. The second week brings a massive but dangerous swell mid-week, and then a really good, surfable morning on Thursday 10th September. That Thursday morning is your window – don’t sleep on it.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 |
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 kJ | 64 | 73 | 36 | 17 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 19 | 24 | 46 | 66 | 29 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 34 | 28 | 21 | 36 | 30 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:20PM5.31m | 5:21AM5.60m | 5:52PM5.40m | 5:52AM5.70m | 6:23PM5.42m | 6:24AM5.73m | 6:55PM5.38m | 6:58AM5.69m | 7:29PM5.28m | 7:36AM5.56m | 8:07PM5.11m | 8:21AM5.32m | 8:53PM4.87m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:23PM1.45m | 11:48AM0.95m | 11:55PM1.33m | 12:20PM0.88m | 00:28AM1.27m | 12:53PM0.89m | 1:02AM1.29m | 1:27PM1.01m | 1:38AM1.38m | 2:05PM1.24m | 2:18AM1.55m | 2:47PM1.56m | 3:06AM1.80m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | 8:05 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | 5 | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 6 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 6 | N 11 | N 10 |
| kJ | 64 | 73 | 36 | 17 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 19 | 24 | 46 | 44 | 29 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 34 | 28 | 14 | 36 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 5 | N 6 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | N 10 | N 12 | N 14 | SSE 4 | N 11 | SE 7 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | SE 5 | E 6 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 7 | — | N 7 | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | N 10 | N 9 | — | N 12 | SE 5 | SE 7 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 25 | 1 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | WSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSE 5 | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | NNW 7 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | SW 2 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 66 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 5 | 10 | 415 | 315 | 436 | 362 | 339 | 309 | 315 | 0 | 431 | 660 | 339 | 359 | 484 | 304 | 1255 | 610 | 516 |
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