Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 10AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sandy Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 15 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 118 | 182 | 227 | 176 | 382 | 146 | 124 | 131 | 103 | 58 | 42 | 41 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 37 | 39 | 39 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:41AM2.10m | 3:27PM2.17m | 3:52AM2.11m | 4:36PM2.23m | 5:01AM2.18m | 5:38PM2.32m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:54AM0.47m | 9:38PM0.58m | 10:02AM0.46m | 10:44PM0.53m | 11:07AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 159 | 146 | 124 | 131 | 103 | 58 | 42 | 41 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 6 | ENE 15 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 37 | 39 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | ENE 10 | NE 17 | NE 15 | NE 15 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 8 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 |
| kJ | 118 | 182 | 227 | 176 | 382 | 3 | 5 | — | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 254 | 454 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 110 | 127 | 9 | 12 | 11 |
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