Sandy Bay surf break

Sandy Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 12 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
21.1° C
(Which is 1.8°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 11PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 12). 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)--
Afternoon (12 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (12 Apr)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
3
2
2
3
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
ENE
1.9
E
1.9
ENE
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.7
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)1212111111101010101099141414141313131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3861936927708573596482416394328256212199590573439426347336268264206148141
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:20PM
1.83
3:14AM
1.95
3:26PM
1.87
4:13AM
2.02
4:33PM
1.95
5:07AM
2.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:44PM
0.72
9:27AM
0.71
9:45PM
0.67
10:23AM
0.61
10:43PM
0.57
11:16AM
0.48
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise------6:43-------6:45-------6:45-
Sunset-6:01-------6:00------5:59-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------1-------11------
Temp. °C212018171717202120181717161617201917161515151719
Feels °C (?)171716151616191918161616151515171614131111111314
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