Sandy Bay Surf Break

Sandy Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.54° S 174.47° E

Issued: 5 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandy Bay sea temperature is
17.6° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 12PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (21 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (21 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue night).

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
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
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
SE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
1.5
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
65
53
38
36
35
27
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
14
46
164
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
SSW
0
SSW
10
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:15PM2.28m
00:45AM2.39m
1:08PM2.19m
1:34AM2.29m
2:03PM2.12m
Low Tide
5:56AM0.38m
6:08PM0.41m
6:46AM0.42m
6:59PM0.51m
7:35AM0.46m
7:52PM0.59m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
1
2
2
Temp °C
12
13
15
17
19
17
15
15
14
13
13
14
15
14
13
12
12
12
14
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
9
11
12
15
17
16
15
14
13
12
12
13
13
12
12
11
11
12
12
13
12
13
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
SE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
67
65
53
38
36
35
27
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
12
12
12
12
12
11
8
14
46
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
NW
5
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
4
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
7
0.2
ESE
6
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
22
12
12
12
12
12
6
2
5
5
5
5
1
1
1
1
4
1
3
12
11
11
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
NNW
5
0.1
NW
5
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
4
4
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
5
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
3
0.3
NE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.7
NNE
4
1.5
ENE
6
Energy kJ
2
3
3
3
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
6
16
164
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
11
0
0
11
11
9
127
127
127
127
127
127
127
80
80
80
80
80
80
262
80
80
80
172
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
5
5
6
7
6
5
6
7
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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