Sandy Bay Surf Break

Sandy Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.54° S 174.47° E

Issued: 5 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandy Bay sea temperature is
16.9° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (03 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 10PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)--
Afternoon (03 Jul)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (03 Jul)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
13
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.3
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
496
543
810
784
759
772
762
833
638
814
607
485
403
332
326
319
385
249
242
242
206
167
164
162
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNW
25
NW
15
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
30
NNW
35
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:48PM2.26m
9:56AM2.11m
10:26PM2.25m
10:37AM2.10m
11:05PM2.23m
11:18AM2.08m
Low Tide
3:16PM0.46m
3:51AM0.55m
3:56PM0.46m
4:33AM0.53m
4:37PM0.48m
5:15AM0.51m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
mod rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:21
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
6
1
1
7
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
12
12
12
15
15
14
15
12
10
10
10
12
Feels °C
12
12
12
12
11
11
9
10
10
10
8
10
10
11
11
13
11
10
10
5
5
6
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
13
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.3
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
Energy kJ
496
543
810
784
759
772
762
833
638
814
607
485
403
332
326
319
385
249
242
242
206
167
164
162
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.6
NE
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.8
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
N
6
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
25
40
22
18
18
3
4
40
27
18
11
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNW
5
0.1
N
11
0.3
NE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
Energy kJ
2
2
20
19
16
10
2
5
7
8
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.6
N
4
1
N
4
1.1
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.4
W
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
W
3
0.3
W
3
Energy kJ
16
21
10
39
66
84
34
30
33
2
8
3
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
80
80
80
3
3
3
34
194
465
465
465
12
0
0
0
3
3
3
34
75
11
3
11
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
1
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
7
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
7
8
5
5
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
5
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