Sandy Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.54° S 174.47° E

Sandy Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandy Bay sea temperature is
15.6°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 (23 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 10PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)--
Afternoon (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
12
0.6
NNW
5
0.5
N
6
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
21
15
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
WNW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
S
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
High Tide
3:42PM1.92m
3:41AM1.85m
4:41PM1.95m
4:44AM1.87m
5:33PM2.01m
Low Tide
9:29PM0.86m
9:50AM0.75m
10:28PM0.84m
10:47AM0.71m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:57
 mm
Temp °C
18
16
14
11
12
11
12
14
16
14
13
12
11
11
12
15
16
14
12
Feels °C
13
13
12
8
10
8
10
11
13
11
11
10
9
9
10
13
14
12
9
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