Sandy Bay surf break

Sandy Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 13 Apr 2026 NZST
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Sandy Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sandy Bay sea temperature is
21.0° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 12AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)--
Afternoon (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (14 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s

Table - waves today at Sandy Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
E
0.7
E
1.2
E
1.3
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)1010991414141413131313131312121212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)394328265212199590633439426347336268212206148144104103727146432424
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:26PM
1.87
4:13AM
2.02
4:33PM
1.95
5:07AM
2.12
5:33PM
2.07
5:58AM
2.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:45PM
0.67
10:23AM
0.61
10:43PM
0.57
11:16AM
0.48
11:36PM
0.46
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise------6:45-------6:45-------6:46-
Sunset-6:00------5:59-------5:58-------
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------11--------------
Temp. °C211918171616172019171615151517191917151415151719
Feels °C (?)191717161515151716141311111113151514121112121417
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