Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 2AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sandy Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | E 10 | NNW 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 31 | 31 | 50 | 95 | 101 | 121 | 118 | 114 | 118 | 129 | 125 | 129 | 125 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:22PM2.04m | 2:33AM2.04m | 3:21PM2.00m | 3:27AM1.97m | 4:19PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:08PM0.73m | 8:36AM0.63m | 9:06PM0.79m | 9:31AM0.67m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | NNW 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 71 | 94 | 118 | 79 | 114 | 118 | 129 | 125 | 129 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 118 | 54 | 43 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 50 | 95 | 101 | 121 | 9 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 195 | 131 | 436 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 436 | 436 | 436 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 200 | 77 | 469 | 487 | 0 | 0 |
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