Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 6PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sandy Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 94 | 119 | 116 | 113 | 80 | 79 | 82 | 88 | 72 | 74 | 68 | 47 | 46 | 48 | 59 | 40 | 37 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:46PM2.09m | 00:58AM2.06m | 1:38PM2.00m | 1:45AM1.96m | 2:39PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:14AM0.51m | 6:36PM0.67m | 7:01AM0.61m | 7:29PM0.77m | 7:53AM0.69m | 8:28PM0.84m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 94 | 119 | 116 | 113 | 80 | 79 | 82 | 88 | 72 | 74 | 68 | 47 | 46 | 48 | 59 | 40 | 37 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 13 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 14 | N 15 | N 16 | NE 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | NE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 436 | 194 | 194 | 194 |
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