Sandy Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.54° S 174.47° E

Sandy Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Sandy Bay sea temperature is
16.0°C
1.1° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 6AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.8
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.3
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
50
50
24
24
25
26
29
12
28
19
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
NW
15
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:47PM2.22m
12:16PM2.20m
00:38AM2.17m
1:12PM2.17m
Low Tide
5:55AM0.32m
6:23PM0.51m
6:48AM0.39m
7:23PM0.57m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
15
18
18
16
14
12
11
11
11
16
17
14
13
Feels °C
11
10
9
9
11
14
14
13
11
9
8
9
9
14
15
11
10
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