Sandy Bay surf break

Sandy Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 07 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
20.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 9PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)--
Afternoon (07 Jan)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (07 Jan)2ft (0.6m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NNE
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
Period(s) (?)141414141413131313131313131313131312121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)156146146146144117868787898987875756555551504949494949
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
5
E
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:34PM
2.38
12:01PM
2.51
12:20AM
2.31
12:46PM
2.41
1:07AM
2.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:15PM
0.37
5:24AM
0.33
6:01PM
0.39
6:10AM
0.42
6:46PM
0.43
6:55AM
0.51
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise-----6:15-------6:16-------6:16--
Sunset-8:40-------8:40-------8:40------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C202019171717212424221817161621252624191717172124
Feels °C (?)192118161616202323191616141519242522181516172125
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