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Sandy Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
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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
19.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 8PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sandy Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | |
456 | 542 | 660 | 587 | 587 | 587 | 504 | 1269 | 1338 | 1363 | 1597 | 1915 | 1753 | 1657 | 1481 | 1201 | 1114 | 939 | 797 | 583 | 455 | 380 | 308 | 303 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 11:16AM1.96m | 11:51PM2.04m | 12:01PM1.92m | 00:39AM2.01m | 12:51PM1.89m | 1:32AM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:25PM0.61m | 6:08AM0.70m | 6:14PM0.65m | 6:59AM0.70m | 7:08PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||||||
7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | |
— | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | |
— | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
12 | 12 | 11 | 587 | 587 | 587 | 504 | 1269 | 1338 | 1363 | 1597 | 1915 | 1753 | 1657 | 1481 | 1201 | 1114 | 939 | 797 | 583 | 455 | 380 | 308 | 303 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | N 12 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | N 11 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 13 | N 10 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 |
11 | 11 | — | — | — | 11 | 119 | 89 | 67 | 55 | 39 | 9 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NW 14 | N 10 | N 10 | N 13 | N 11 | N 13 | N 10 | S 5 | N 10 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 295 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | NNW 10 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
456 | 542 | 660 | 100 | 134 | 194 | — | — | — | — | 77 | — | — | 36 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 194 | 468 | 468 | 468 | 474 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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