Sandy Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.54° S 174.47° E

Issued: 12 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Sandy Bay sea temperature is

15.6°C

Sandy Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today (08 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 5AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	9s
Afternoon (08 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	9s
Evening (08 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 8								Friday 9								Saturday 10
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	0	0	1	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	435	367	375	322	315	268	257	207	190	157	153	125	119	98	80	93	93	91	91	74	74	76	76	59
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	NE	NNE	NNW	WNW	WSW	SSW	SSW	E	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross
High Tide			5:49AM2.14m				6:18PM2.28m				6:48AM2.22m					7:10PM2.33m				7:40AM2.29m				7:58PM2.36m
Low Tide	11:26PM0.46m				11:49AM0.43m				00:22AM0.39m				12:44PM0.38m					1:13AM0.31m				1:34PM0.35m


	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	15	16	16	17	16	15	15	14	15	16	16	16	15	15	15	16	16	17	17	16	16
Feels °C	11	10	11	14	13	13	15	14	13	14	13	14	14	14	15	14	13	14	15	14	14	15	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8
kJ	435	367	375	322	315	268	257	207	190	157	153	125	119	98	80	93	93	91	91	74	74	76	76	59
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	ESE 9	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	NNE 11	NNE 12	NNE 12	NE 12	NE 12	ESE 7	ESE 7	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	6	29	2	2	2	2	2	2	13	13	14	6	6	10	16	5	5	5	5	4	9	17	17	15
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 15	N 11	N 11	—	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 9	N 11	N 11	—	N 10	N 10	N 10	NE 11	N 10	N 10	—	N 10	NNE 11	N 11	N 11	NNE 10	NNE 10
kJ	4	2	2	—	3	3	3	2	2	3	—	2	2	2	5	2	2	—	2	11	2	2	11	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 2	SW 3	SSW 3	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 2	NE 2	NE 3	—	NE 3	—	—	—	NNW 5
kJ	1	1	1	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	4	—	—	—	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	5	4	4	4	1	1	4	4	3	4	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	32	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	80	144	80	80	3	3	80	80	149	80	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	5	5	4	4	4	1	4	4	4	4	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	4	5	5	4

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