
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today (03 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 10PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Sandy Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Mon 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
496 | 543 | 810 | 784 | 759 | 772 | 762 | 833 | 638 | 814 | 607 | 485 | 403 | 332 | 326 | 319 | 385 | 249 | 242 | 242 | 206 | 167 | 164 | 162 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:48PM2.26m | 9:56AM2.11m | 10:26PM2.25m | 10:37AM2.10m | 11:05PM2.23m | 11:18AM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:16PM0.46m | 3:51AM0.55m | 3:56PM0.46m | 4:33AM0.53m | 4:37PM0.48m | 5:15AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | |
5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
496 | 543 | 810 | 784 | 759 | 772 | 762 | 833 | 638 | 814 | 607 | 485 | 403 | 332 | 326 | 319 | 385 | 249 | 242 | 242 | 206 | 167 | 164 | 162 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | NE 9 | NE 10 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 40 | 22 | 18 | 18 | — | 3 | 4 | 40 | 27 | 18 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | NNW 5 | — | N 11 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 10 | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | NNW 6 | N 5 | N 5 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 21 | 10 | 39 | 66 | 84 | — | — | — | 34 | 30 | 33 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 80 | 80 | 80 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 194 | 465 | 465 | 465 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 75 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 3 |
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