Sandy Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.54° S 174.47° E

Issued: 5 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Sandy Bay sea temperature is

16.4° 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 (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 10AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	5s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	5s
Evening (14 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 14							Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 8	NNE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 13	E 14	E 14	E 18
Wave Graph
kJ	34	29	27	27	27	21	17	17	18	7	10	19	21	23	23	22	21	21	21	22	31	37	36	57
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	NNW	N	NW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	WSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide			6:29AM2.37m				7:08PM2.53m				7:30AM2.44m				8:06PM2.61m				8:27AM2.49m				9:00PM2.65m
Low Tide	00:15AM0.46m				12:37PM0.24m				1:14AM0.39m				1:34PM0.19m				2:10AM0.33m				2:26PM0.16m


	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	7:28
	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	5:28
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	16	17	17	15	14	13	13	13	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	17	19	17	14	13
Feels °C	10	11	11	13	15	15	14	13	12	12	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	13	12	15	17	15	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	N 5	N 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNE 4	NNE 4	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	N 5	ESE 13
kJ	34	29	18	18	18	21	16	8	5	2	3	19	21	23	23	22	21	21	7	8	9	9	8	57
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	NNW 5	ESE 8	N 4	N 4	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 13	ESE 10	E 14	N 5
kJ	5	5	5	5	5	17	17	17	18	2	6	1	1	11	11	10	10	10	21	22	31	21	36	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	NE 11	NE 10	NE 4	NE 4	ESE 8	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 10	E 13	ESE 10	E 14	ESE 10	E 18
kJ	3	2	2	2	2	4	4	3	3	7	10	10	10	1	1	1	1	1	4	14	9	37	20	57
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 4	N 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	NNW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 4	NNW 5	—	NNW 5	—	—	—
kJ	17	24	27	27	27	56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	2	2	3	20	—	25	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Te Arai Point Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Pataua Northland	Paparahi Point Northland	Pataua Northland	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Box Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	The Ledge Northland	Pataua Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Pataua Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Sandy Bay Northland	Sandy Bay Northland	Sandy Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	5	1	6	6	5	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	80	80	71	50	55	20	14	20	110	80	80	172	91	172	134	80	62	20	9	20	9	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Forestry	Henderson Bay	Henderson Bay	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Box	Twilight Beach	Taupo Bay	Scott Point	The Box	The Box	Takou Bay	Baylys Beach	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Moureeses	Takou Bay	Matauri Bay
Rating (10 max)	3	3	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	4	5	5	1	6	6	5	1	5	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Baylys Beach Northland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Wainui Beach - Pines Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	1	1	5	5	6	6	6	9	8	4	6	6	5	4	5	1	2	2	3	3	4
Header Global	Bancoora Australia	Bullies Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Puertecillo Chile	Lebu Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Bancoora Australia	Barrancon Chile	Bancoora Australia	Balnarring Point Australia	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Baboon Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Easter Reef Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	7	7	6	6	9	6	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	5	5	5	5	5

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