Sandy Bay surf break

Sandy Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 24 May 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
18.5° C
(Which is 1.0°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 11PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)--
Afternoon (24 May)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (24 May)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sun night, light winds from the SE by Wed morning).

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
1
1
2
1
2
3
3
2
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
2.5
NE
10
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
NE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3
NE
10
2.5
NE
10
2.3
NE
10
2.2
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.7
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.6
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2062
2172
2151
2267
2400
2448
1296
1108
1009
1296
2018
1977
1799
1569
1112
943
678
569
461
424
345
345
328
255
Wind (km/h)
35
E
35
E
35
ESE
35
E
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
S
5
SE
10
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:35PM2.15m
2:08AM2.27m
2:34PM2.10m
3:02AM2.21m
3:34PM2.08m
3:54AM2.17m
Low Tide
7:31PM0.47m
8:10AM0.47m
8:27PM0.54m
9:04AM0.47m
9:24PM0.58m
9:56AM0.46m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:19
5:19
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
16
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
10
10
11
11
12
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NE
10
2.5
NE
10
2.2
NE
10
2.2
NE
10
2.5
NE
10
3
ENE
10
3
NE
10
2.5
NE
10
2.3
NE
10
2.2
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.7
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.6
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NNE
9
Energy kJ
898
1296
989
1009
1296
1977
1799
1569
1112
943
678
569
461
424
345
345
328
255
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
1
E
11
Energy kJ
179
157
282
235
240
279
279
231
188
233
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.1
E
8
3
ENE
10
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
9
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SSE
3
Energy kJ
2062
2172
2151
2267
2400
2448
973
1108
972
579
2018
416
416
6
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
131
144
144
144
144
144
131
131
131
131
131
80
57
57
57
55
12
12
0
0
9
0
12
12
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
7
7
7
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
9
9
9
9
8
8
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