Sandy Bay surf break

Sandy Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 02 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
21.4° C
(Which is 3.6°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 9PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Dec)--
Afternoon (02 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (02 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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

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Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
1.1
N
0.4
NNE
1.1
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
Period(s) (?)10101061666667778819191818181817161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9290849582851061091241101208710288125122106160225222140134254251
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
25
N
30
NNW
25
NW
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:16PM
2.28
5:56AM
2.26
6:17PM
2.35
6:58AM
2.39
7:18PM
2.41
7:56AM
2.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:34PM
0.29
12:03PM
0.44
12:32AM
0.20
1:03PM
0.37
1:28AM
0.13
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Sunrise-----5:58-------5:58-------5:58--
Sunset-8:22-------8:22-------8:23------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11----1112----1---------
Temp. °C222221202120222322201617161616182018171718171923
Feels °C (?)2323211920202120201711119910111412121313131621
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