Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 9PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sandy Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 280 | 220 | 165 | 117 | 112 | 65 | 58 | 59 | 35 | 35 | 25 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:05PM2.07m | 00:13AM1.99m | 12:53PM1.98m | 00:58AM1.90m | 1:50PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:02PM0.69m | 6:19AM0.64m | 6:54PM0.77m | 7:11AM0.72m | 7:51PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 280 | 220 | 165 | 117 | 112 | 65 | 58 | 59 | 35 | 35 | 25 | 27 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 31 | 29 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 13 | ESE 11 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | E 8 | E 8 | NNW 6 | NNE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 37 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 62 | 12 | 14 | 110 | 55 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 33 | 361 | 436 | 436 | 436 | 436 | 24 | 331 |
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