Sandy Bay Surf Break

Sandy Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.54° S 174.47° E

Issued: 11 pm 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandy Bay sea temperature is
18.3° C

1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (11 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 7AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (11 Jun)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (11 Jun)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
56
51
57
61
62
64
64
65
64
62
44
41
38
33
21
20
18
17
10
10
10
9
9
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
SE
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:42AM2.15m
3:16PM2.06m
3:39AM2.20m
4:21PM2.16m
4:41AM2.26m
5:24PM2.30m
Low Tide
8:24PM0.62m
9:04AM0.47m
9:26PM0.60m
10:01AM0.39m
10:29PM0.54m
11:00AM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
13
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
15
15
14
14
13
13
12
14
15
14
Feels °C
8
8
8
9
9
12
13
11
10
10
10
10
11
10
12
12
11
12
11
10
10
11
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
Energy kJ
24
56
51
57
61
62
64
64
65
64
62
44
41
38
33
21
20
18
17
10
10
10
9
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
3
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
4
4
3
3
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
S
2
0.3
S
2
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
S
2
0.2
SSE
2
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
33
9
9
0
0
0
20
0
0
0
0
9
9
9
127
127
127
127
127
127
127
127
127
127
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
1
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
7
8
9
8
7
5
7
6
6
5
6
7
6
6
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
4
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