Sandy Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.54° S 174.47° E

Sandy Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandy Bay sea temperature is
16.3° C
0.8° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 9PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)--
Afternoon (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (18 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
14
0.7
ESE
14
0.6
ESE
14
0.6
ESE
14
0.6
ESE
14
0.6
ESE
14
0.5
ESE
14
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
215
215
160
156
154
156
111
102
99
99
98
98
95
61
58
83
56
56
56
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
10
SE
10
S
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:39PM2.59m
11:00AM2.40m
11:25PM2.49m
11:47AM2.31m
Low Tide
4:04PM0.24m
4:40AM0.31m
4:50PM0.33m
5:25AM0.35m
5:36PM0.44m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
12
12
11
12
12
12
13
15
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
11
9
10
8
9
9
9
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
11
10
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