Sandy Bay Surf Break
Lat Long: 35.54° S 174.47° E

Sandy Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Sandy Bay

Issued: 11 am 04 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandy Bay sea temperature is
18.2° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 7PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (04 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Sat night).

Thu
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sun
7
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
1.4
N
6
2
N
7
2.5
N
7
2.4
N
8
2.1
N
8
2.1
N
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.7
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.2
NNW
8
1.2
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
300
270
199
149
145
139
115
112
144
388
657
652
514
540
345
337
291
291
187
169
115
89
86
65
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:36AM2.07m
10:08PM2.19m
10:15AM2.05m
10:46PM2.17m
10:55AM2.02m
11:27PM2.14m
Low Tide
3:37PM0.49m
4:13AM0.62m
4:17PM0.52m
4:57AM0.62m
5:00PM0.55m
5:42AM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
3
5
10
5
Temp °C
16
19
19
18
18
18
19
18
19
18
18
17
16
17
16
15
15
17
18
15
14
13
13
14
Feels °C
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
11
11
13
15
13
12
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
11
1.8
N
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.7
N
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
1.2
NNW
8
1.2
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
Energy kJ
300
270
199
149
145
139
115
112
101
8
9
6
9
387
345
337
8
8
187
169
115
89
86
65
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
E
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
13
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
NW
12
0.7
NE
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
NE
8
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
11
24
10
9
9
9
9
9
8
4
4
2
3
9
9
8
4
6
55
8
9
11
9
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
E
10
0.1
N
12
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
E
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
3
7
9
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
4
1
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.8
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.9
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.4
N
6
2
N
7
2.5
N
7
2.4
N
8
2.1
N
8
2.1
N
8
1.2
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.6
N
8
1.6
N
8
0.6
W
3
0.3
W
2
0.3
W
2
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
SSW
3
Energy kJ
15
42
37
40
41
40
50
96
144
388
657
652
514
540
185
374
291
291
8
1
1
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
3
3
3
3
3
12
219
254
482
471
393
11
12
3
11
12
12
11
0
0
0
0
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
2
1
1
1
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
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