Sandy Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.54° S 174.47° E

Issued: 6 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Sandy Bay sea temperature is

17.0°C

Sandy Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today (18 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 1PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	6s
Afternoon (18 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	7s
Evening (18 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 18							Monday 19								Tuesday 20
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 6	SE 6	NE 10	ESE 7	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	N 15	ESE 9	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	35	35	33	26	34	24	24	24	24	17	26	29	30	30	30	29	29	28	28	27	26	26	27
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	S	ESE	ESE	SSE	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	E	N	NW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	ENE	N	NW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	off	off	off	off	cross-off	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	on	cross-on	cross-off	off
High Tide					1:12PM2.01m				1:18AM1.89m				2:03PM1.95m				2:08AM1.84m				3:00PM1.93m
Low Tide		6:42AM0.63m					7:23PM0.74m				7:31AM0.70m				8:16PM0.77m				8:26AM0.74m				9:11PM0.77m


	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	13	16	16	15	12	11	11	12	14	16	15	15	12	12	11	11	13	15	15	15	13
Feels °C	7	8	9	12	12	13	9	8	8	10	12	14	12	13	9	10	8	9	11	13	13	14	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 6	NE 10	NE 10	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10
kJ	35	35	25	24	34	18	17	16	8	15	26	26	26	24	13	13	29	28	28	27	26	26	27
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	N 16	N 16	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ENE 9	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	15	25	20	20	23	24	24	24	24	14	9	29	30	30	30	29	13	12	11	11	5	5	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	N 16	N 12	NE 12	N 16	N 16	N 15	N 15	ESE 9	N 15	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13
kJ	6	21	3	6	20	19	18	17	7	17	17	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 3	SSW 3	SE 6	SE 6	S 4	S 3	SSW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 2	SSW 2	S 4	—	S 4	S 2	SSW 2	SSW 3	SSW 3	S 4	S 4	S 3	SSW 3	SSW 4
kJ	1	2	33	26	4	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	—	1	1	1	1	1	3	4	1	3	5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Pareparea Bay Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Waipu River Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Pataua Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Pataua Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Sandy Bay Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Pataua Northland	Pataua Northland	Pataua Northland	Pataua Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	9	9	62	50	127	9	9	9	20	9	9	20	11	0	9	9	9	9	9	20	20	20	20
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Takou Bay	Fairway Reef	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	3	3	1	1	1	2	3	3	4	3	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	6	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Bali Village Indonesia	Pascuales Mexico	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Nugget Point New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Keusik Luhur Indonesia	Trial Harbour Australia	Brak River South Africa	Kaka Point New Zealand	Lebu Chile	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	6	6	7	5	4	4	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	7	7	6	5	5	4

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