Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 2AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Sandy Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 537 | 370 | 273 | 191 | 134 | 229 | 211 | 150 | 154 | 185 | 175 | 110 | 56 | 26 | 20 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:23PM2.77m | 11:58AM2.80m | 00:45AM2.61m | 1:25PM2.76m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59PM1.36m | 5:26AM1.49m | 6:29PM1.53m | 7:06AM1.61m | 8:11PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 9 |
| kJ | 359 | 301 | 257 | 190 | 161 | 14 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 110 | 56 | 26 | 20 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | NW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WNW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 27 | 12 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 16 | WNW 7 | WSW 9 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | SW 15 | NW 10 | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | 10 | 5 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 |
| kJ | 537 | 370 | 273 | 191 | 134 | 229 | 211 | 150 | 154 | 185 | 175 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 937 | 111 | 111 | 83 | 121 | 107 | 121 | 121 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 61 | 18 | 18 |
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