Sandy Bay surf break

Sandy Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 28 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
21.2° C
(Which is 1.3°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 9PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (28 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (28 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
1
2
3
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
NE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.6
E
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
2
N
1.7
N
1.7
N
1.5
N
1.4
NNW
1
N
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)88771111101212121212121277777611111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2712572071471671671231101171551552632582063883062982141808168464638
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
10
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
15
W
15
WNW
20
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffglassglasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:12PM
2.07
4:54AM
2.18
5:19PM
2.09
5:54AM
2.22
6:21PM
2.15
6:48AM
2.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:55AM
0.56
10:17PM
0.49
10:58AM
0.54
11:21PM
0.48
11:57AM
0.49
12:19AM
0.44
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise--------7:31-------7:31-------
Sunset---7:22-------7:22-------7:20----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------1142--------
Temp. °C192020202019191919212120222121202023242118191717
Feels °C (?)212120212119202020212121201819202022242017171413
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