Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 4PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Sandy Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed morning, calm by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 474 | 528 | 478 | 482 | 327 | 210 | 133 | 98 | 110 | 79 | 75 | 73 | 50 | 50 | 41 | 101 | 108 | 92 | 94 | 92 | 90 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:17AM2.32m | 6:53PM2.48m | 7:17AM2.40m | 7:48PM2.56m | 8:11AM2.46m | 8:39PM2.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:23PM0.30m | 00:58AM0.39m | 1:17PM0.23m | 1:51AM0.32m | 2:07PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 313 | 255 | 210 | 133 | 98 | 110 | 79 | 75 | 73 | 50 | 50 | 38 | 101 | 108 | 92 | 94 | 92 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 110 | 128 | 58 | 86 | 40 | 52 | 36 | 36 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 41 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | E 14 | ENE 7 | E 13 | ENE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 9 | NE 10 | E 6 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 4 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 32 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | — |
| kJ | 474 | 528 | 478 | 482 | 327 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 80 | 80 | 80 | 62 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
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