Sandy Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.54° S 174.47° E

Issued: 12 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Sandy Bay sea temperature is

17.8°C

Sandy Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today (26 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 8AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	12s
Afternoon (26 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	4s
Evening (26 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	4s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning).
	Monday 26								Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	N 5	NNW 4	N 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	N 6	N 7	N 7	N 8	N 8	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 6	N 7	N 6
Wave Graph
kJ	26	25	25	11	10	13	31	28	15	18	27	42	83	97	107	150	159	110	82	58	43	41	22	20
Wind (km/h)	WSW	W	W	NW	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	W	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	NNW	SW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross	off	cross-off
High Tide				7:54AM2.25m				8:12PM2.32m				8:42AM2.36m				9:00PM2.37m				9:31AM2.44m				9:49PM2.39m
Low Tide		1:31AM0.27m				1:52PM0.35m				2:18AM0.17m				2:41PM0.29m				3:05AM0.10m				3:30PM0.27m


	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:47	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	14	17	17	19	18	16	15	15	16	18	18	18	17	14	13	12	13	14	17	17	16	13
Feels °C	12	11	12	15	12	13	14	13	12	12	13	15	14	15	16	12	10	8	10	10	15	15	11	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 4	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	NE 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	N 7	N 8	N 8	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 6	N 7	N 6
kJ	3	25	25	11	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	4	2	2	2	150	159	110	82	58	43	41	22	20
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	N 4	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 8	N 12	E 11	N 12	N 12	E 16	E 11	E 11	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	SSE 4	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	26	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	3	5	3	2	3	3	3	4	1	10	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	NE 11	—	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 10	NE 8	N 12	E 15	E 16	N 12	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	E 14	SE 4	—
kJ	4	4	—	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	2	3	4	5	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	1	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	N 5	NNW 4	N 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	N 6	N 7	SW 2	—	SSW 2	SSW 3	S 2	SSE 4	—	—	WSW 2
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	13	31	28	15	18	27	42	83	97	107	1	—	1	1	1	1	—	—	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Waiapu River East Cape	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Homunga Bay Coromandel	Ruby Bay Nelson - Tasman Bay	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Himatangi Beach Wanganui-Manawatu	Sandy Bay Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Sandy Bay Northland	Sandy Bay Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Pataua Northland	Pataua Northland	Taupo Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	1	2	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	127	127	127	436	466	448	50	50	80	80	241	642	736	543	0	9	9	9	0	0	9	20	20	91
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes				Forestry	Forestry	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach					Moureeses	Takou Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Taupo Bay	Taupo Bay	Taupo Bay
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4				1	1	3	3					1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Inner Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Kaka Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Takou Bay Northland	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Kuri Bush Otago	Kaka Point Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	1	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	6	5	5	5

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