Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 4PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Sandy Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri morning, calm by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 10 | NNW 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 354 | 651 | 536 | 419 | 314 | 160 | 136 | 100 | 64 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 82 | 29 | 34 | 15 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on |
High Tide | 8:41AM3.28m | 9:11PM2.99m | 9:27AM3.03m | 10:08PM2.74m | 10:30AM2.82m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:46PM1.01m | 2:57AM1.28m | 3:35PM1.28m | 3:49AM1.52m | 4:51PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | 2102 | 1671 | 1517 | 1348 | 1216 | 1124 | 976 | 917 | 799 | 642 | 524 | 444 | 328 | 260 | 117 | 175 | 249 | 294 | 339 | 253 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 11 | — | — | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 13 | NNW 7 | NNW 12 | W 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 18 |
| kJ | — | 354 | — | — | 419 | 314 | 160 | 136 | 100 | 64 | 44 | 42 | 55 | 9 | 30 | 72 | 82 | 48 | 34 | 15 | 109 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 8 | NNW 13 | NNW 6 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 12 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 36 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 13 | 31 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | — | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2471 | — | 651 | 536 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 185 | 411 | 420 | 111 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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