Sandy Bay surf break

Sandy Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 06 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 1.5°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 1PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (06 Apr)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (06 Apr)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.4
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
4
ENE
4
ENE
4
NE
4
NE
3.5
NE
2.2
E
2.1
E
2
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.4
NNE
1.4
N
Period(s) (?)77778888999999999991111111313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4444444444985876729261241186725172646264422921788741645613623588813730649700673
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
45
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
10
N
5
NW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:55AM
2.16
10:22PM
2.18
10:29AM
2.09
10:57PM
2.11
11:04AM
2.01
11:35PM
2.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:35AM
0.48
3:53PM
0.41
4:15AM
0.55
4:30PM
0.49
4:57AM
0.63
5:10PM
0.57
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
Sunrise--6:37-------6:39-------6:39-----
Sunset-----6:09-------6:07-------6:07--
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1---12768101411223221------
Temp. °C191919201919181818181920202121212021192121201817
Feels °C (?)151515161514131212121314161819202023202321201817
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