Sandy Bay surf break

Sandy Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 09 Feb 2026 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
22.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 1AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Feb)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (10 Feb)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (10 Feb)1ft (0.3m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.2
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
N
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.7
ESE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.6
NE
0.7
ESE
0.4
NNE
0.5
N
0.5
N
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)8888815151514141499991018189101616166
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)302020252421424241413641414039100104104619886132131117
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
S
10
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
15
ESE
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:28PM
2.13
1:59AM
2.03
2:10PM
2.02
2:51AM
1.95
2:55PM
1.94
3:52AM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:31PM
0.56
7:50AM
0.72
8:17PM
0.65
8:43AM
0.80
9:09PM
0.71
9:42AM
0.86
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise-----6:48-------6:48-------6:50--
Sunset-8:23-------8:22-------8:22------
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
---------------------112
Temp. °C192019181718202121202020191920212121202020202121
Feels °C (?)182019191719202021202121202019202021202120191919
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