Sandy Bay surf break

Sandy Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 11 Jan 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
21.1° C
(Which is 1.1°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 10PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)--
Afternoon (11 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (11 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)111111111110999999999121213131111111112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)404040403923202122222122222121343742423232323234
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
15
NW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
15
N
15
N
5
E
10
S
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SE
15
E
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:15PM
2.19
2:46AM
2.05
3:02PM
2.09
3:42AM
1.99
3:52PM
2.01
4:41AM
1.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:16PM
0.54
8:33AM
0.69
9:04PM
0.60
9:27AM
0.76
9:55PM
0.65
10:24AM
0.81
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise-----6:18-------6:18-------6:20--
Sunset-8:40-------8:39-------8:39------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252524201817222423232017161618181920201919192122
Feels °C (?)222425191818232322242016141517161820222120202120
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