Sandy Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.54° S 174.47° E

Sandy Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandy Bay sea temperature is
16.2°C
1.2° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 10AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
15
0.4
NE
15
0.4
NE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
58
41
39
25
23
15
14
11
9
9
21
37
39
39
20
29
29
30
73
76
77
74
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
ESE
5
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:52AM2.11m
4:36PM2.23m
5:01AM2.18m
5:38PM2.32m
6:05AM2.26m
6:35PM2.41m
Low Tide
10:02AM0.46m
10:44PM0.53m
11:07AM0.40m
11:44PM0.44m
12:06PM0.33m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
15
16
14
11
11
11
12
13
14
13
14
13
11
10
10
12
15
16
15
13
Feels °C
10
9
9
11
12
10
8
9
9
10
11
11
11
12
12
8
7
7
10
11
12
11
9
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