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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
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | |
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) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | 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) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 179 | 157 | 282 | 235 | 240 | 279 | 279 | 231 | 188 | 233 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 10 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | SE 3 | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
2062 | 2172 | 2151 | 2267 | 2400 | 2448 | 973 | 1108 | 972 | 579 | 2018 | — | — | 416 | 416 | 6 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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