Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 1PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Sandy Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 17 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | ENE 9 | NNE 12 | NE 13 | NE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 29 | 30 | 73 | 76 | 77 | 74 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 63 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 61 | 60 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 27 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:05AM2.26m | 6:35PM2.41m | 7:01AM2.35m | 7:26PM2.47m | 7:51AM2.40m | 8:12PM2.49m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:06PM0.33m | 00:38AM0.35m | 12:57PM0.28m | 1:28AM0.28m | 1:44PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 15 | NE 9 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 12 | NE 13 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 15 | 16 | 27 | 20 | 77 | 20 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 63 | 35 | 36 | 23 | 61 | 60 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 27 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 15 | NE 9 | NE 14 | NNW 5 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 12 | NNE 13 | ENE 9 | NNE 12 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 29 | 30 | 73 | 76 | 20 | 74 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 17 | ENE 9 | NE 17 | E 5 | ESE 4 | — | ESE 7 | NE 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | — | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 29 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 18 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 23 | 20 | 34 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 18 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 55 | 50 | 20 | 85 | 110 | 110 | 50 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 9 | 9 |
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