Sandy Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.54° S 174.47° E

Sandy Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Sandy Bay sea temperature is
16.0°C
1.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 3AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
40
77
77
76
58
44
43
42
31
30
29
21
20
19
19
19
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:38PM2.34m
9:58AM2.27m
10:19PM2.32m
10:41AM2.26m
Low Tide
3:41AM0.26m
3:54PM0.33m
4:23AM0.25m
4:40PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
13
12
11
11
12
13
16
17
15
13
Feels °C
9
8
8
8
8
9
10
9
9
9
8
9
10
13
13
12
10
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