Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 5PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Sandy Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 30 | 43 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off |
High Tide | 11:25AM2.37m | 11:45PM2.29m | 12:14PM2.33m | 00:35AM2.23m | 1:07PM2.28m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:26PM0.34m | 5:48AM0.20m | 6:19PM0.40m | 6:39AM0.28m | 7:16PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 30 | 43 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 10 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | E 18 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | NE 14 | — | NE 17 | NE 17 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 7 | — | 12 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 10 | — | N 10 | — | — | — | N 13 | N 18 | NE 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 7 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 128 | 11 | 9 |
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