Sandy Bay surf break

Sandy Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 05 Nov 2025 NZDT
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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
17.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 9AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (05 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (05 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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

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Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Sat
08
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.6
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.9
NE
Period(s) (?)888888888888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1351351351191191191191061099191919193959810098536351504984
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
5
S
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
5
N
5
NNW
10
NW
5
W
5
WSW
5
E
10
NE
15
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WSW
5
S
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
S
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:24AM
2.36
7:44PM
2.45
8:19AM
2.49
8:39PM
2.50
9:13AM
2.58
9:32PM
2.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:01AM
0.18
1:26PM
0.28
1:53AM
0.07
2:20PM
0.21
2:44AM
0.01
3:13PM
0.20
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Sat
08
Sunrise-6:16-------6:15-------6:13------
Sunset-----7:54-------7:55-------7:57--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151517161718181716161818181917161616181918181717
Feels °C (?)151516141618181616161817161917161615171716181818
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