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Sandy Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 15 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
21.2° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 7AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 15). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (15 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (15 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
16 DaysHourly
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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
ESE
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.4
NE
0.5
E
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
Period(s) (?)1313131313131388888877989991091818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)89898989898757605865445541404027292728343549106104
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
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		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:07AM
1.92
5:09PM
1.86
6:03AM
2.01
6:14PM
1.95
6:53AM
2.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:25PM
0.75
11:05AM
0.80
11:25PM
0.69
12:01PM
0.70
12:20AM
0.59
12:52PM
0.58
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise----7:20-------7:20-------7:20---
Sunset-------7:42-------7:39-------7:38
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161616161821211916161617172020201615151516181818
Feels °C (?)111111121417171614141515151918181414141415161616
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