Sandy Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.54° S 174.47° E

Sandy Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandy Bay sea temperature is
16.4°C
0.9° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 10AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
61
61
59
58
58
56
55
55
56
59
58
64
32
21
21
44
45
45
47
53
55
55
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
0
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:28AM2.34m
8:43PM2.35m
9:12AM2.36m
9:25PM2.32m
9:54AM2.35m
Low Tide
2:00AM0.26m
2:19PM0.33m
2:43AM0.24m
3:02PM0.35m
3:24AM0.26m
3:42PM0.39m
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clear
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rain showers
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Temp °C
16
16
18
21
22
20
18
17
16
16
16
19
20
19
18
17
16
16
18
18
19
18
18
Feels °C
15
16
17
19
21
19
17
17
15
16
17
18
19
18
17
17
15
15
16
15
16
16
18
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