Sandy Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.54° S 174.47° E

Issued: 6 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Sandy Bay sea temperature is

15.8°C

Sandy Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today (27 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 1PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s
Afternoon (27 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s
Evening (27 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 27							Monday 28								Tuesday 29
	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	NNW 8	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	51	50	49	48	48	28	55	41	66	60	58	57	56	55	52	51	30	30	31	30	29	14	14
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	W	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW
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	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide			8:25AM2.20m				8:47PM2.31m				9:09AM2.28m				9:29PM2.36m				9:54AM2.34m
Low Tide	3:05AM0.35m				2:21PM0.33m				2:48AM0.24m				3:05PM0.28m				3:32AM0.17m				3:50PM0.27m


	—	8:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	8:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	13	14	18	19	15	12	11	10	10	11	14	14	12	11	10	10	10	13	15	16	14	12
Feels °C	8	10	10	12	14	10	7	7	6	6	7	8	8	8	7	6	6	6	9	10	11	10	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	NNW 8	NNW 8	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	51	50	49	48	48	28	55	36	66	60	58	57	56	55	52	51	30	30	31	30	29	14	14
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 10	E 16	E 16	NE 10	E 15	ESE 12	ESE 12	NNW 7	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	N 5	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	N 7	N 6	N 6
kJ	3	4	5	20	4	17	29	26	9	8	8	7	7	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	1	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	NE 10	NE 10	N 10	NE 10	E 15	ESE 14	S 6	—	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	N 5	N 5	N 5	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10
kJ	2	2	4	4	2	4	17	41	1	—	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	4	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 3	NW 3	NW 3	NW 4	NW 7	NW 7	WSW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	WSW 3	WSW 2	WSW 2	SW 2	WSW 2	W 2	W 2	W 3	W 3	—	—	S 2	SSW 2
kJ	3	5	7	11	52	77	3	4	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	—	—	1	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Okupe Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Taits Beach (Waikari River) Hawkes Bay	Tairua Beach Coromandel	Pareparea Bay Northland	Sandy Bay Northland	Sandy Bay Northland	Sandy Bay Northland	Sandy Bay Northland	Sandy Bay Northland	Sandy Bay Northland	Sandy Bay Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Bland Bay Northland	Bland Bay Northland	Hicks Bay East Cape	Bland Bay Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	4
Distance (km)	11	11	11	32	465	204	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	11	24	24	410	24	127	127	127
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Elliot Bay	Okupe Beach	Okupe Beach	Ocean Beach (Whangarei)			Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Moureeses	Moureeses	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay	Elliot Bay	Elliot Bay	Elliot Bay	Elliot Bay		Elliot Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Loisell's East Cape	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago
Rating (10 max)	2	4	2	2	4	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	5	4	5	7	4	4
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Bondo Kodi Indonesia	Bondo Kodi Indonesia	Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko) Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Addington (South Beach) South Africa	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Fox River New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	5	7	6	9

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