Sandy Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.54° S 174.47° E

Issued: 11 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Sandy Bay sea temperature is

16.7° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

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

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 3AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (09 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat morning).
		Thursday 9								Friday 10								Saturday 11
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 9	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	269	255	214	218	218	245	167	167	166	353	359	374	330	763	653	370	358	408	295	307	314	307	250	250
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	S	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			1:17AM2.18m				1:45PM2.07m				2:09AM2.19m				2:46PM2.12m					3:09AM2.20m				3:54PM2.19m
Low Tide	6:56PM0.58m				7:35AM0.46m				7:53PM0.61m				8:30AM0.44m				8:57PM0.62m					9:31AM0.41m


	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:23	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	12	12	12	13	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	12	13	12	10	9	9	9	9	12	12	12
Feels °C	10	10	8	9	8	8	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	6	8	9	7	6	6	6	6	10	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 8	N 14	N 14	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	269	255	214	218	218	245	167	167	163	4	4	374	330	376	394	370	358	408	295	307	314	307	250	250
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 7	N 7	NNE 9	NNE 9	NE 8	—	ESE 6	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12
kJ	4	4	8	8	3	—	35	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 9	N 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 13	—	N 12	—	N 12	—	N 12	N 12
kJ	3	3	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	3	—	3	—	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	S 4	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SW 4	SSW 3	SE 9	SE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	8	7	3	3	1	41	43	90	166	353	359	3	4	763	653	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Pareparea Bay Northland	Sandy Bay Northland	Sandy Bay Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Papatea Bay East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Sandy Bay Northland	Sandy Bay Northland	Sandy Bay Northland	Sandy Bay Northland	Sandy Bay Northland	Sandy Bay Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	9	0	0	9	9	62	62	383	383	57	57	57	57	50	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	57	57
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Moureeses	Forestry	Bland Bay	Elliot Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Fairway Reef	Taronui Bay-Bombora			The Ledge	Langs beach	Langs beach	The Ledge	The Ledge	The Ledge	The Ledge	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Fairway Reef
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	5	1	1			2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Papatowai New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Baler - Lindy's Point Philippines	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Barbel Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	7	9	9	9	8	6	6	6	5	6	6	5	5	6	7	8	8	8	5	5	5

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