Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandspit today (28 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandspit at 8PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Sandspit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | S 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | W 6 | WNW 6 | SW 16 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 71 | 289 | 195 | 63 | 42 | 154 | 108 | 142 | 89 | 94 | 126 | 89 | 89 | 163 | 94 | 86 | 84 | 78 | 75 | 75 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:49PM1.28m | 11:23AM1.85m | 00:50AM1.14m | 12:02PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:36PM0.05m | 5:00AM0.56m | 6:29PM0.04m | 5:29AM0.69m | 7:32PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SSE 12 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 213 | 223 | 207 | 201 | 42 | 154 | 108 | 96 | 127 | 94 | 126 | 69 | 84 | 163 | 94 | 66 | 48 | 44 | 26 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SW 16 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 71 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 198 | 204 | 195 | 140 | 89 | 79 | 50 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 78 | 75 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 9 | SSW 10 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 42 | 38 | 57 | 33 | 38 | 20 | 57 | 142 | 34 | 89 | 89 | 47 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 75 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 85 | 289 | 195 | 106 | 63 | — | — | — | 88 | — | — | 62 | 22 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 51 | 136 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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