Sandy Bay surf break

Sandy Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 29 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Sandy Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sandy Bay sea temperature is
21.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 7PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (29 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
1.1
N
1.3
N
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
2
E
Period(s) (?)121212121212121212761111111111101010101010107
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)117155155263258206203158153130143956866454437202020191919371
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
5
N
25
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
ESE
30
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:19PM
2.09
5:54AM
2.22
6:21PM
2.15
6:48AM
2.27
7:16PM
2.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:58AM
0.54
11:21PM
0.48
11:57AM
0.49
12:19AM
0.44
12:51PM
0.41
1:11AM
0.39
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise--------7:31-------7:33-------
Sunset---7:22-------7:20-------7:19----
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----131---------------12
Temp. °C192022201820201920232422181918171719181615161718
Feels °C (?)202021201818191920222322181816141415131212141614
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