Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 9PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sandy Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 862 | 592 | 466 | 344 | 249 | 199 | 158 | 126 | 103 | 108 | 82 | 38 | 15 | 42 | 112 | 104 | 159 | 68 | 74 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:51PM2.42m | 11:16AM2.30m | 11:32PM2.30m | 11:59AM2.20m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:20PM0.36m | 4:50AM0.33m | 5:04PM0.46m | 5:31AM0.41m | 5:48PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 862 | 592 | 466 | 344 | 249 | 199 | 158 | 126 | 103 | 108 | 82 | 38 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 77 | 68 | 74 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 12 | NE 10 | N 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | E 13 | ESE 12 | NE 10 | — | — | NE 10 | N 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | 15 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | WSW 2 | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 42 | 112 | 104 | 159 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 57 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 57 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 15 | 127 | 62 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
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