Sandy Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.54° S 174.47° E

Sandy Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandy Bay sea temperature is
16.9°C
1.1° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 1PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.5
NE
12
0.5
NE
12
0.5
NE
12
0.5
NE
12
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
28
28
27
25
25
25
72
71
69
65
59
58
58
29
27
26
26
25
15
10
9
9
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
5
ESE
10
NNE
5
NNW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
0
ENE
10
NNW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
E
10
NW
10
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:04AM1.82m
3:58PM1.94m
4:09AM1.84m
4:54PM1.99m
5:14AM1.90m
5:46PM2.06m
Low Tide
9:24AM0.74m
10:07PM0.72m
10:23AM0.70m
11:01PM0.64m
11:20AM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
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6:30
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7:42
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Temp °C
11
11
13
17
15
15
13
11
11
11
14
18
16
16
13
11
10
11
14
17
18
16
15
Feels °C
9
9
11
16
13
14
11
8
8
8
11
17
14
14
11
8
7
8
11
16
17
15
14
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