Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 10AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sandy Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the W by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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 | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:44AM3.71m | 8:57PM3.70m | 9:22AM3.47m | 9:38PM3.37m | 10:03AM3.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37PM0.54m | 2:59AM0.54m | 3:17PM0.80m | 3:38AM0.88m | 4:01PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 129 | 102 | 78 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 7 | W 19 | — | — | W 16 | SW 17 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | — | — | 5 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 74 | 99 | 94 | 173 | 203 | 220 | 258 | 345 | 483 | 761 | 1086 | 1720 | 1678 | 1768 | 2130 | 2739 | 2549 | 2311 | 1999 | 1624 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 111 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 226 | 385 | 10 | 579 | 10 | 138 | 377 | 772 | 772 | 772 | 383 | 392 | 616 | 390 | 385 | 385 | 439 | 146 | 377 |
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