Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 7AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Sandy Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 196 | 186 | 140 | 247 | 158 | 126 | 128 | 126 | 93 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 58 | 61 | 61 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:11PM2.25m | 8:18AM2.14m | 8:48PM2.29m | 8:57AM2.17m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:04AM0.57m | 2:14PM0.42m | 2:45AM0.50m | 2:54PM0.39m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 11 | N 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 196 | 186 | 128 | 119 | 89 | 72 | 56 | 126 | 41 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 58 | 61 | 61 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | N 7 | ESE 11 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 128 | 42 | 93 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 19 | NE 19 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 18 | NE 18 | ENE 18 | ENE 18 | ENE 17 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | NE 16 | E 13 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 15 |
| kJ | — | 15 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 41 | 32 | 41 | 39 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 6 | WSW 3 | W 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | 44 | 99 | 140 | 247 | 158 | 91 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 262 | 454 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 57 | 149 | 150 | 149 |
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