Sandy Bay surf break

Sandy Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 25 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
19.9° C
(Which is 1.2°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 9PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)--
Afternoon (25 Apr)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.4
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
105
89
73
58
45
50
40
40
45
43
34
24
22
16
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
1:54PM2.11m
2:34AM2.21m
2:57PM2.07m
3:32AM2.19m
4:01PM2.08m
4:27AM2.20m
Low Tide
7:55PM0.46m
8:37AM0.50m
8:56PM0.50m
9:35AM0.49m
9:57PM0.51m
10:31AM0.45m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:54
6:54
6:56
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5:45
5:44
5:43
5:42
Temp °C
17
16
16
15
14
13
13
16
17
16
15
14
15
16
16
17
18
16
15
15
15
14
14
17
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
14
15
15
13
12
13
14
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
E
10
0.4
SE
6
Energy kJ
2
89
73
58
45
50
40
40
45
43
34
24
22
16
13
8
8
6
3
3
2
2
8
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
N
14
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
N
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
Energy kJ
8
8
6
7
7
5
5
6
6
15
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
12
8
11
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
E
9
0.2
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
E
8
0.2
N
12
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
Energy kJ
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
16
16
7
15
4
3
14
14
13
13
13
12
6
11
2
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
6
0.3
S
4
0.4
S
2
0.4
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
2
0.3
S
2
0.3
SSE
3
Energy kJ
105
2
2
2
5
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
4
4
4
1
1
1
Distance (km)
57
57
55
9
9
0
9
9
20
0
9
9
91
20
127
98
20
20
127
127
127
110
117
20
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
4
5
6
8
5
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
6
6
5
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
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