Sandy Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.54° S 174.47° E

Sandy Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandy Bay sea temperature is
16.2° C
0.8° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 10PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)--
Afternoon (24 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (24 Jul)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
3 PM
6 PM
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
14
0.5
E
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
69
103
118
118
114
116
127
123
125
125
93
91
88
61
61
61
104
101
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
0
SSW
10
NW
20
WSW
20
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:21PM2.00m
3:27AM1.97m
4:19PM1.99m
4:23AM1.94m
5:14PM2.02m
Low Tide
9:06PM0.79m
9:31AM0.67m
10:06PM0.82m
10:27AM0.69m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:34
 mm
3
3
5
2
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
13
12
11
12
13
12
11
11
10
10
9
11
13
12
11
10
Feels °C
9
9
10
9
7
4
5
5
4
4
4
6
6
8
9
9
8
7
6
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