Sandy Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.54° S 174.47° E

Sandy Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandy Bay sea temperature is
15.7°C
0.2° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 5AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (06 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (06 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
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
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.3
ENE
7
0.8
NE
8
1.5
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
245
204
158
149
153
168
149
149
124
97
127
172
77
329
161
181
199
211
221
231
221
216
178
150
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
NE
15
N
10
NW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:35AM2.08m
4:18PM2.18m
4:43AM2.09m
5:20PM2.22m
5:49AM2.14m
6:18PM2.28m
Low Tide
9:42AM0.46m
10:24PM0.52m
10:47AM0.46m
11:26PM0.46m
11:49AM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
13
12
12
13
15
15
16
14
14
14
14
16
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
10
11
12
11
11
12
11
12
12
11
11
12
13
12
14
12
12
12
12
15
14
14
15
15
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