Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 5PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sandy Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 61 | 58 | 64 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 40 | 45 | 47 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 56 | 59 | 61 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:12AM2.36m | 9:25PM2.32m | 9:54AM2.35m | 10:05PM2.27m | 10:34AM2.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:02PM0.35m | 3:24AM0.26m | 3:42PM0.39m | 4:02AM0.31m | 4:23PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | N 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 61 | 58 | 64 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 40 | 45 | 15 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 56 | 59 | 61 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | ESE 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NE 9 | N 4 | N 4 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | ENE 9 | N 5 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | N 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 5 | E 6 | N 10 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 29 | 43 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 77 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 482 | 482 | 50 | 12 |
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