Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 2AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 25). 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Sandy Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 14 | E 14 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 125 | 125 | 125 | 90 | 91 | 88 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 69 | 101 | 176 | 178 | 170 | 162 | 208 | 312 | 222 | 222 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:19PM1.99m | 4:23AM1.94m | 5:14PM2.02m | 5:19AM1.94m | 6:04PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06PM0.82m | 10:27AM0.69m | 11:02PM0.81m | 11:20AM0.66m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 14 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 125 | 125 | 125 | 90 | 91 | 88 | 61 | 25 | 61 | 64 | 101 | 176 | 178 | 170 | 162 | 208 | 312 | 222 | 222 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | E 16 | E 16 | E 11 | NNW 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 11 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | SE 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | SE 6 | N 12 |
| kJ | 19 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 61 | 27 | 69 | 39 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | E 17 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | E 16 | E 15 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | — | — | NNW 6 | — | — | NNW 6 | N 6 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 39 | 15 | 8 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 25 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | 10 | 55 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 454 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
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