
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 2AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Sandy Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:56PM2.46m | 9:22AM2.40m | 9:37PM2.40m | 10:03AM2.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:28PM0.27m | 2:55AM0.23m | 3:10PM0.32m | 3:35AM0.27m | 3:51PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | E 9 |
7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | — | N 14 | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NE 14 | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 12 |
14 | 15 | — | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | S 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — |
3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 127 | 91 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 91 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 91 | 127 | 14 | 20 | 127 |
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