Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 12AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sandy Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 53 | 75 | 101 | 261 | 225 | 138 | 273 | 300 | 230 | 192 | 130 | 84 | 72 | 52 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:33PM2.09m | 12:05PM2.07m | 00:13AM1.99m | 12:53PM1.98m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:16PM0.59m | 5:34AM0.54m | 6:02PM0.69m | 6:19AM0.64m | 6:54PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ESE 10 | ENE 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 138 | 273 | 300 | 230 | 192 | 130 | 84 | 72 | 52 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ENE 12 | SE 10 | ENE 11 | NNW 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 6 | ESE 11 | SSE 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 37 | 17 | 17 | 31 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 5 | S 5 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 40 | 53 | 75 | 101 | 261 | 225 | 79 | — | — | — | 10 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 149 | 80 | 80 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 110 | 68 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 410 | 410 |
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