Sandy Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.54° S 174.47° E

Sandy Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandy Bay sea temperature is
16.1°C
1.2° 

Sandy Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 10AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (09 Sep)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (09 Sep)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
15
0.4
NE
15
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
10
0.5
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
9
9
21
37
39
38
20
9
29
30
73
76
77
74
71
71
70
68
64
27
82
61
Wind (km/h)
5
W
0
N
5
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
NW
15
NW
25
WNW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
5:01AM2.18m
5:38PM2.32m
6:05AM2.26m
6:35PM2.41m
7:01AM2.35m
7:26PM2.47m
Low Tide
11:07AM0.40m
11:44PM0.44m
12:06PM0.33m
00:38AM0.35m
12:57PM0.28m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:08
 mm
1
2
2
Temp °C
11
13
14
14
14
14
13
11
10
10
12
16
16
14
11
10
10
9
12
14
14
12
12
Feels °C
9
12
12
10
11
13
12
9
7
7
10
13
12
9
7
5
4
3
4
6
7
6
8
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