Sandy Bay Surf Break
Lat Long: 35.54° S 174.47° E

Sandy Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Sandy Bay

Issued: 5 am 05 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandy Bay sea temperature is
18.3° C

1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 1PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jun)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (05 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (05 Jun)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Mon
8
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
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
8
1.4
N
6
1.9
NNE
7
2
N
7
2
N
7
2.2
N
7
2.1
N
8
1.5
N
8
2.1
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.5
NNE
7
1.9
NNW
7
1.3
N
7
1.2
N
7
1
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
115
125
342
400
374
521
501
259
510
292
228
375
186
155
111
89
70
63
49
36
36
17
18
21
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:15AM2.05m
10:46PM2.17m
10:55AM2.02m
11:27PM2.14m
11:39AM1.99m
Low Tide
4:13AM0.62m
4:17PM0.52m
4:57AM0.62m
5:00PM0.55m
5:42AM0.61m
5:46PM0.59m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
1
5
6
Temp °C
19
19
18
18
18
17
16
17
15
15
15
17
18
15
14
13
13
13
14
16
16
13
12
12
Feels °C
15
14
12
12
13
12
14
14
12
12
12
13
15
13
12
11
10
10
10
12
11
8
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.9
NE
8
0.2
E
9
1.7
N
8
0.9
NE
8
1.7
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.5
NNE
7
1.4
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.2
N
7
1
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
8
Energy kJ
115
112
8
7
99
6
328
94
329
292
228
212
186
155
111
89
70
63
49
36
36
17
18
21
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.9
NE
8
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.4
N
6
0.3
NE
7
0.2
ENE
6
Energy kJ
9
4
4
4
9
2
96
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
8
8
8
8
9
13
7
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
W
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
E
11
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
4
2
4
4
9
4
8
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
9
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.9
NNE
7
2
N
7
2
N
7
2.2
N
7
2.1
N
8
1.5
N
8
2.1
N
8
1.4
NW
8
0.5
NW
4
1.9
NNW
7
0.5
W
3
0.3
W
2
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
5
Energy kJ
59
125
342
400
374
521
501
259
510
273
6
375
5
1
1
2
3
3
8
14
13
18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
Distance (km)
34
232
469
581
475
482
3
3
11
11
3
11
11
0
0
0
0
9
9
9
9
20
127
127
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
6
6
8
8
8
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