Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 1AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sandy Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 12 | NW 12 | N 4 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 5 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:33PM3.84m | 5:57AM3.68m | 6:05PM3.98m | 6:29AM3.81m | 6:37PM4.05m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:44PM0.28m | 11:51AM0.43m | 00:13AM0.13m | 12:22PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 6 | NW 9 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | NW 5 | WSW 9 |
90 | 90 | 64 | 59 | 58 | 36 | 51 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 58 | 30 | 141 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 5 | NNW 9 | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 8 | WNW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 9 | NW 5 |
3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | — | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 98 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | NW 10 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | W 7 | — | NNW 8 | NNW 7 |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | 6 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | NNW 4 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 4 | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | — | — |
— | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 62 | 68 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 20 | 39 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 25 | 32 | 37 | 121 | 107 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 278 | 602 | 335 | 18 | 335 | 678 | 180 | 1 |
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