Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today (24 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 10PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sandy Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:36PM2.15m | 7:05AM2.12m | 7:24PM2.24m | 7:54AM2.25m | 8:12PM2.32m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:43AM0.40m | 1:04PM0.44m | 1:31AM0.27m | 1:52PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | N 3 | N 3 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 13 | ENE 8 | NE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | N 4 | N 4 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | N 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 14 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 2 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 18 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 80 | 436 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 436 | 436 | 436 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 194 | 194 | 454 |
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