Sandy Bay surf break

Sandy Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 19 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
21.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 2AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)9910109910109999999888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)787466654141444740264039402625242424234027272524
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SE
10
E
5
N
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
0
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crossoffoffoffoffcross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:54PM
2.27
10:19AM
2.40
10:37PM
2.29
11:01AM
2.40
11:21PM
2.30
11:44AM
2.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:38PM
0.34
3:50AM
0.28
4:22PM
0.27
4:34AM
0.27
5:05PM
0.24
5:19AM
0.30
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise-----6:58-------6:58--------7:00-
Sunset-8:13-------8:12-------8:10------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242319181819192323211716161417202120171514141721
Feels °C (?)222218171720172120191615131215181919161412131520
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