Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 1PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sandy Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon morning, near gales from the SSW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 30 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:42PM3.93m | 6:58AM3.90m | 7:16PM3.76m | 7:30AM3.74m | 7:51PM3.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:26PM0.18m | 00:40AM0.27m | 12:58PM0.30m | 1:12AM0.48m | 1:32PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | NW 8 | WSW 10 | N 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 15 |
| kJ | 730 | 711 | 663 | 555 | 494 | 718 | 2 | 919 | 1 | 80 | 15 | 103 | 451 | 1530 | 1510 | 1744 | 1589 | 1760 | 1901 | 2579 | 3488 | 5131 | 9446 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 55 | 30 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 201 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1060 | — | 721 | 641 | 650 | 817 | 1131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 237 | 391 | 397 | 602 | 392 | 278 | 642 | 648 | 579 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 391 | 391 | 562 | 562 | 396 | 403 |
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