Sandy Bay surf break

Sandy Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 09 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
21.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 2AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 09). 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 (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (10 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (10 Mar)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
1.6
E
2.5
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)16161616161615156788899998999888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)47481261271271247672164671108212171451152016541655142813631407146912281009910844
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
5
NNW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
20
ESE
30
E
30
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
45
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:33AM
2.11
12:42PM
2.06
1:13AM
2.02
1:21PM
1.97
1:59AM
1.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:07PM
0.48
6:27AM
0.63
6:47PM
0.57
7:12AM
0.72
7:32PM
0.66
8:04AM
0.80
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise------7:15-------7:16-------7:16-
Sunset-7:50-------7:47-------7:46------
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------1111112683111111-
Temp. °C202019161616192020191919181817171718191919192020
Feels °C (?)192019151515171616141313121110101113141515141615
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