Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 4PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Sandy Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 10:39AM2.37m | 10:57PM2.34m | 11:25AM2.37m | 11:45PM2.29m | 12:14PM2.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:36PM0.29m | 5:00AM0.15m | 5:26PM0.34m | 5:48AM0.20m | 6:19PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 10 | — | N 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | SSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 80 | 80 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 |
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