Surf Forecasts:
Sandsend Bay surf forecast from 13 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 16 Nov, 12AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period, N swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 19 Nov, 6PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period, N swell with 3,093 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 16 Nov, 12AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s 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 Monday (Nov 16) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.5m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Sandsend Bay in the next 16 days are 3.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Nov 19) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 7s period and expected on Monday (Nov 23) at 9PM.
| Wave Type | Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12AM (Mon 16th Nov) | 11ft (3.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 12AM (Mon 16th Nov) | 11ft (3.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 6PM (Thu 19th Nov) | 11ft (3.5m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Sandsend Bay over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the N by Sun night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon night, min 3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 9 | NNE 9 | N 8 | NNE 8 | SSE 5 | N 16 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | ESE 7 | N 12 | N 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 11 | NNE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 947 | 372 | 126 | 68 | 22 | 28 | 81 | 1877 | 650 | 443 | 753 | 245 | 235 | 297 | 943 | 782 | 777 | 2088 | 2807 | 1875 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:03PM5.19m | 6:34AM4.84m | 6:40PM5.03m | 7:18AM4.63m | 7:21PM4.84m | 8:10AM4.45m | 8:11PM4.66m | 9:14AM4.32m | 9:13PM4.54m | 10:27AM4.31m | 10:23PM4.52m | 11:36AM4.43m | 11:31PM4.63m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:23AM1.75m | 12:33PM2.07m | 1:03AM1.94m | 1:13PM2.32m | 1:49AM2.13m | 2:00PM2.55m | 2:46AM2.28m | 3:01PM2.73m | 3:56AM2.33m | 4:16PM2.78m | 5:12AM2.22m | 5:33PM2.65m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — |
 | 4:05 | — | — | 4:02 | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | 4:00 | — | — | 3:59 | — | — | 3:56 | — | — | 3:56 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | 5 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -2 | -1 | -3 | -2 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 9 | NNE 9 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | ESE 7 | N 12 | N 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | — | — | — | NNE 11 |
| kJ | 947 | 372 | 126 | 68 | 22 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 529 | 443 | 753 | 245 | 235 | 297 | 943 | 96 | — | — | — | 1875 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 18 | N 16 | — | N 13 | N 13 | — | N 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 81 | — | 125 | 219 | — | 225 | 64 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | NNE 14 | ESE 7 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 61 | 41 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | N 9 | N 8 | — | SE 4 | W 3 | W 3 | NW 4 | — | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 5 | 20 | 28 | 39 | 1877 | 650 | — | 15 | 4 | 8 | 2 | — | 782 | 777 | 2088 | 2807 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 398 | 293 | 6 | 480 | 31 | 0 | 484 | 140 | 80 | 0 | 596 | 75 | 292 | 257 | 39 | 39 |
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