Sandy Bay surf break

Sandy Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 NZST
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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 1.8°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 4AM is: 7.5m 14s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 6.5m 14s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)20ft (6.0m)13s
Afternoon (12 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (12 Apr)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
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3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
7
ENE
7
ENE
7.5
ENE
6.5
ENE
6
ENE
5
ENE
3.5
ENE
1.9
NE
1.9
ENE
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.7
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)14141414131312121111111010101010109141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2026819175217751507611373727239651031927708514486432418356346279217199590573442426347
Wind
(km/h)
55
SE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
SSE
30
SW
35
WSW
40
W
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:12AM
1.92
2:20PM
1.83
3:14AM
1.95
3:26PM
1.87
4:13AM
2.02
4:33PM
1.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:44PM
0.73
8:29AM
0.77
8:44PM
0.72
9:27AM
0.71
9:45PM
0.67
10:23AM
0.61
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise----6:43-------6:43-------6:45---
Sunset-------6:01-------6:00------5:59-
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
Rain (mm)
2713119921--------1------12
Temp. °C202121212120192019181717192121191817161617202017
Feels °C (?)121717191917131616161516181818181716151516171714
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