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Sandy Bay surf break

Sandy Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 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
22.1° C
 (Which is 1.9°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 2AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.7
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
Period(s) (?)131111111112121212111111111111588888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)433232323234353636333030193030218088676788149191187
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
10
WNW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		offoffoffoffoncross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:41AM
1.97
4:44PM
1.95
5:37AM
1.98
5:38PM
1.94
6:29AM
2.02
6:30PM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:55PM
0.65
10:24AM
0.81
10:49PM
0.67
11:22AM
0.82
11:42PM
0.67
12:15PM
0.80
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise---6:20-------6:20-------6:22----
Sunset-------8:39-------8:39-------8:38
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------1221------
Temp. °C201919192223232221212121222323222019181820222121
Feels °C (?)222020202221212121212121212222212020191819221921
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