Sandy Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.54° S 174.47° E

Sandy Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandy Bay sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.1° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 7AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (07 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (07 Oct)5ft (1.5m)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 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
145
111
124
164
202
300
252
374
344
305
272
261
221
221
217
207
173
120
125
122
95
93
91
88
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NE
15
N
5
NNW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
SSW
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
W
0
SW
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
4:43AM2.09m
5:20PM2.22m
5:49AM2.14m
6:18PM2.28m
6:48AM2.22m
7:10PM2.33m
Low Tide
10:24PM0.52m
10:47AM0.46m
11:26PM0.46m
11:49AM0.43m
00:22AM0.39m
12:44PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:48
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Temp °C
12
12
11
13
16
15
16
14
14
14
13
15
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
Feels °C
11
10
9
12
15
11
15
12
12
12
11
14
13
14
15
14
15
15
15
13
13
15
15
13
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