Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 7PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Sandy Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon morning, light winds from the SSW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 220 | 220 | 192 | 278 | 269 | 245 | 215 | 188 | 215 | 218 | 183 | 147 | 117 | 99 | 146 | 228 | 422 | 463 | 402 | 317 | 239 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:12PM2.18m | 3:35AM2.08m | 4:18PM2.18m | 4:43AM2.09m | 5:20PM2.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:37AM0.43m | 9:21PM0.53m | 9:42AM0.46m | 10:24PM0.52m | 10:47AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 43 | 42 | 78 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 215 | 188 | 14 | 218 | 183 | 147 | 117 | 99 | 146 | 228 | 422 | 463 | 402 | 317 | 239 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 14 | NE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 14 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 14 | ENE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 10 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | NE 14 | NE 13 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | N 13 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 15 |
| kJ | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | ENE 7 | ESE 6 | — | — | SE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 220 | 220 | 192 | 278 | 269 | 245 | — | — | 215 | 49 | — | — | 38 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 131 | 127 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 62 | 80 | 80 | 57 | 57 | 62 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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