Sandy Bay surf break

Sandy Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 NZST
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Sandy Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sandy Bay sea temperature is
21.0° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 6PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 14). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.3
E
Period(s) (?)141413131313131312121212121212111111111111141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)478439426347336268264206148144103103727146432424232312161637
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:33PM
1.95
5:07AM
2.12
5:33PM
2.07
5:58AM
2.23
6:26PM
2.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:23AM
0.61
10:43PM
0.57
11:16AM
0.48
11:36PM
0.46
12:06PM
0.33
12:27AM
0.35
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise6:45-------6:45-------6:46-------
Sunset--5:59-------5:58-------5:55-----
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1--------------1------
Temp. °C172018171616161617191917161515151718171615141414
Feels °C (?)151715141412121213141514131212121515131212111112
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