Sandy Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.54° S 174.47° E

Sandy Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Sandy Bay sea temperature is
15.9° C
0.7° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 7AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (04 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (04 Aug)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.9
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
23
23
23
23
23
13
20
20
13
24
22
86
140
93
105
84
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:42PM2.29m
10:59AM2.16m
11:22PM2.26m
11:42AM2.15m
Low Tide
4:49AM0.38m
4:58PM0.44m
5:31AM0.38m
5:44PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
12
14
15
13
11
9
8
7
6
8
9
9
8
Feels °C
7
8
7
7
8
9
10
8
6
3
3
1
0
3
5
5
5
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