Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 3AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Sandy Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 7 | ESE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 31 | 50 | 81 | 158 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:43AM2.13m | 2:22PM2.04m | 2:33AM2.04m | 3:21PM2.00m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14PM0.64m | 7:44AM0.56m | 8:08PM0.73m | 8:36AM0.63m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 31 | 29 | 68 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | SE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 2 | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 50 | 81 | 158 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 309 | 436 | 436 | 436 | 80 | 80 | 436 | 436 | 436 | 3 |
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