Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandside Bay today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandside Bay at 4AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Sandside Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the W by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | W 14 | WNW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 14 | W 8 | W 14 | W 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 839 | 617 | 617 | 1087 | 1233 | 1334 | 1483 | 1697 | 1961 | 2462 | 2148 | 2023 | 1606 | 1080 | 723 | 773 | 811 | 3436 | 2228 | 13431 | 54414 | 48828 | 38849 | 28933 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:11AM3.26m | 7:10PM3.50m | 7:44AM3.51m | 7:46PM3.73m | 8:17AM3.73m | 8:22PM3.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:57AM0.63m | 1:10PM0.88m | 1:33AM0.35m | 1:48PM0.61m | 2:09AM0.12m | 2:25PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -5 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -5 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | W 14 | WNW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | SE 7 | W 12 | W 11 | S 5 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 839 | 617 | 617 | 1087 | 1233 | 1334 | 1483 | 1697 | 1961 | 2462 | 2148 | 2023 | 1606 | 1080 | 386 | 773 | 811 | 24 | 38 | 25 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | W 4 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | W 12 | W 6 | NNW 12 | ESE 9 | NNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 25 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 723 | 20 | 28 | 78 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | — | — | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NNW 11 | — | — | — | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | — | NNW 12 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 24 | — | — | — | 30 | 29 | — | 27 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SSW 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 5 | W 14 | W 8 | W 14 | W 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 37 | 401 | 40 | 300 | 109 | 3436 | 2228 | 13431 | 54414 | 48828 | 38849 | 28933 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 631 | 631 | 631 | 372 | 678 | 678 | 371 | 688 | 688 | 631 | 631 | 688 |
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