Sandy Bay surf break

Sandy Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 09 Jul 2025 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
16.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 6PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (09 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
E
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
2.2
N
2.4
N
2.5
N
2.1
N
2.5
N
1.8
NNE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
NE
Period(s) (?)991313131313121213121212121212127788981212121212121212121212121212111212121111111111111111111111111010101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)56677816959666366667086876957036536095355775836047488009411047892213584881276762154551465555649446644130830429329327529229428928026927126721621021321717217217520215014415613411411586
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
35
N
40
N
45
N
45
N
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
30
NW
30
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
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
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
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
crossoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:32PM
2.12
6:33AM
2.05
7:16PM
2.19
7:20AM
2.11
7:59PM
2.27
8:05AM
2.16
8:41PM
2.33
8:50AM
2.20
9:23PM
2.36
9:34AM
2.22
10:06PM
2.38
10:19AM
2.23
10:49PM
2.38
11:04AM
2.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:50AM
0.58
12:21AM
0.72
12:38PM
0.52
1:08AM
0.65
1:23PM
0.45
1:54AM
0.58
2:07PM
0.39
2:40AM
0.51
2:51PM
0.35
3:26AM
0.46
3:34PM
0.33
4:10AM
0.41
4:19PM
0.33
4:55AM
0.37
5:05PM
0.36
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Sunrise7:31-------7:30-------7:30-------7:30-------7:28-------7:28-------7:28-------7:28---
Sunset--5:22-------5:23-------5:23-------5:24-------5:24-------5:25-------5:27-------5:27-
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Rain (mm)
-111-1112132-11131471212---------121---------------------------
Temp. °C151514151515151515151515161617171717161615141313131617141313141312131413121110101115151211111112141615141413131313141514
Feels °C (?)1011101112121313121112111212141412119913119991214121011111110111211119878111188878101110111212121212131412
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