Sandy Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.54° S 174.47° E

Sandy Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandy Bay sea temperature is
16.1° C
0.6° 

Sandy Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today (21 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 9PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)--
Afternoon (21 Jul)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (21 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
E
5
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
108
92
60
44
41
31
23
23
22
22
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
16
15
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:36PM2.21m
00:55AM2.25m
1:26PM2.12m
1:43AM2.13m
2:22PM2.04m
Low Tide
6:24PM0.54m
6:56AM0.48m
7:14PM0.64m
7:44AM0.56m
8:08PM0.73m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
13
11
10
10
11
11
12
14
13
12
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
12
Feels °C
9
11
8
7
7
8
8
10
11
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
12
12
9
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