Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 6PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sandy Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | NW 10 | WNW 6 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 532 | 520 | 416 | 355 | 176 | 184 | 106 | 41 | 27 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:03AM3.36m | 10:20PM3.30m | 10:58AM3.22m | 11:23PM3.12m | 12:06PM3.13m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:55PM0.92m | 4:24AM0.85m | 4:56PM1.09m | 5:31AM1.06m | 6:19PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | W 10 | NNW 7 | W 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 176 | 184 | 17 | 41 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 19 | 138 | 307 | 384 | 421 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 10 | N 7 | WNW 5 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 9 | W 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | — | 17 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 29 | 14 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 6 | N 7 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 6 | — | NW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 532 | 520 | 416 | 355 | 64 | — | 106 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 579 | 963 | 741 | 579 | 579 | 579 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 1 | 1 |
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