Sandy Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.54° S 174.47° E

Sandy Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandy Bay sea temperature is
16.5°C
1.0° 

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


How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 9PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (13 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Thu morning).

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
NE
10
1.3
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.3
N
7
1
N
7
0.8
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
40
45
47
55
56
56
56
56
56
59
61
61
61
61
51
106
193
149
89
57
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
20
SW
20
W
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:54AM2.35m
10:05PM2.27m
10:34AM2.31m
10:43PM2.20m
11:12AM2.24m
Low Tide
3:42PM0.39m
4:02AM0.31m
4:23PM0.46m
4:40AM0.38m
5:04PM0.53m
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
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6:39
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7:34
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7:35
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4
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Temp °C
18
19
20
21
18
16
15
15
18
19
19
18
17
17
17
17
18
16
12
14
13
Feels °C
17
16
18
20
17
15
13
13
16
15
14
14
15
14
13
13
13
12
8
10
8
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