Sandy Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.54° S 174.47° E

Sandy Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandy Bay sea temperature is
16.5° C
0.9° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 11AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (12 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
10
0.9
N
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.8
N
5
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
230
185
144
144
136
136
134
65
64
64
64
71
22
54
52
35
34
29
31
34
33
31
17
17
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:14AM2.23m
5:01PM2.30m
5:23AM2.29m
6:06PM2.42m
6:29AM2.37m
7:08PM2.53m
Low Tide
10:34AM0.37m
11:11PM0.54m
11:37AM0.31m
00:15AM0.46m
12:37PM0.24m
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
17
16
15
14
Feels °C
9
9
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
12
11
11
10
9
9
10
11
12
13
15
15
14
13
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