Sandy Bay surf break

Sandy Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
20.9° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 2AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 14). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)131313131212121212121211111111111114141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33626826420614814410310372464643242423231216163736396358
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:07AM
2.12
5:33PM
2.07
5:58AM
2.23
6:26PM
2.20
6:48AM
2.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:43PM
0.57
11:16AM
0.48
11:36PM
0.46
12:06PM
0.33
12:27AM
0.35
12:55PM
0.20
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise----6:45-------6:46-------6:47---
Sunset------5:58-------5:55-------5:54-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------1----------
Temp. °C161616161719191715161515171818161414141415191818
Feels °C (?)131312121214151312131212141514131211111214181515
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