Sandy Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.54° S 174.47° E

Sandy Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandy Bay sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.7° 

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 (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 8PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
11
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
21
21
21
21
20
19
26
18
16
16
18
17
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
S
0
WSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:22AM2.40m
9:37PM2.40m
10:03AM2.35m
10:16PM2.31m
10:43AM2.27m
Low Tide
3:10PM0.32m
3:35AM0.27m
3:51PM0.40m
4:14AM0.34m
4:32PM0.49m
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:12
6:13
 mm
Temp °C
13
16
16
15
12
12
11
11
12
15
15
14
12
11
10
10
12
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
11
15
15
12
9
10
8
9
10
13
12
11
9
8
7
8
11
11
12
12
11
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