Sandy Bay surf break

Sandy Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 27 Dec 2025 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
20.8° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 6AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Dec)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (27 Dec)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (27 Dec)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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

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Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NNW
0.9
N
0.4
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
1
NNE
1
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.7
NNE
1.2
NE
1.2
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.4
E
3
ESE
3
E
3
E
2.1
ENE
2.3
NE
Period(s) (?)6613666777766777756788889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9557566455609311110577553062765213577208541120011141364559924
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
0
S
10
NE
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
5
SE
15
E
15
E
25
E
30
E
40
E
40
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
40
ESE
25
NNW
35
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffglasscrosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:42AM
2.08
1:12PM
2.23
1:30AM
2.07
1:59PM
2.22
2:22AM
2.08
2:50PM
2.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:47AM
0.49
7:26PM
0.47
7:36AM
0.52
8:15PM
0.44
8:29AM
0.54
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Sunrise---6:05-------6:05-------6:07----
Sunset-------8:38-------8:38-------8:38
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------11-----11134294--
Temp. °C211918171818181817151515171818191817171718202121
Feels °C (?)21191817171917161514141517161616141111810152017
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