Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 7PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sandy Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 131 | 126 | 103 | 108 | 82 | 38 | 24 | 37 | 101 | 128 | 164 | 74 | 72 | 67 | 43 | 73 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 92 | 82 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:16AM2.30m | 11:32PM2.30m | 11:59AM2.20m | 00:14AM2.17m | 12:46PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04PM0.46m | 5:31AM0.41m | 5:48PM0.57m | 6:14AM0.51m | 6:36PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 131 | 126 | 103 | 108 | 82 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 77 | 74 | 72 | 67 | 43 | 73 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 92 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 11 | — | ESE 12 | E 13 | ESE 12 | NE 10 | — | — | NE 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | 14 | 3 | 15 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | — | S 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 101 | 128 | 164 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 91 | 309 | 62 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
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