Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 2AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sandy Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSE 6 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 7 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 785 | 334 | 294 | 226 | 147 | 107 | 149 | 149 | 240 | 241 | 237 | 170 | 167 | 170 | 170 | 245 | 167 | 214 | 167 | 214 | 255 | 432 | 134 | 290 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:02PM2.06m | 00:29AM2.19m | 12:50PM2.05m | 1:17AM2.18m | 1:45PM2.07m | 2:09AM2.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06PM0.55m | 6:45AM0.48m | 6:56PM0.58m | 7:35AM0.46m | 7:53PM0.61m | 8:30AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 |
mm | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | N 14 | SE 10 | SE 7 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 373 | 334 | 294 | 226 | 147 | 73 | 149 | 149 | 240 | 241 | 237 | 170 | 167 | 170 | 170 | 245 | 167 | 214 | 167 | 214 | 4 | 432 | 134 | 290 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 7 | SE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | — | — | — | SE 7 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | ESE 10 | N 13 |
| kJ | 78 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 96 | 43 | 49 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 11 | NNE 11 | E 12 | — | — | N 7 | N 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | N 14 | — | — | — | N 14 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 12 | 27 | — | — | 28 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 785 | — | — | 5 | 40 | 107 | 85 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 33 | 57 | 82 | 74 | 82 | 255 | 316 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 83 | 57 | 20 | 14 | 55 | 67 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 57 | 62 | 110 | 62 | 57 | 20 | 85 | 57 | 55 |
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