Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 1PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 17s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (18 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Sandy Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1837 | 1631 | 907 | 579 | 424 | 265 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 9:22AM3.47m | 9:38PM3.37m | 10:03AM3.22m | 10:24PM3.04m | 10:52AM2.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:17PM0.80m | 3:38AM0.88m | 4:01PM1.09m | 4:22AM1.22m | 4:59PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SW 17 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 778 | 1024 | 1491 | 1268 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 418 | 300 | 295 | 217 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 16 | SW 17 | N 7 | SW 17 | W 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
— | 5 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | N 8 |
251 | 308 | 355 | 510 | — | — | — | — | 1086 | 1011 | 1133 | 1402 | 1365 | 1329 | 1405 | 1390 | 1578 | 1837 | 1631 | 907 | 579 | 424 | 265 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 138 | 377 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 385 | 384 | 226 | 385 | 384 | 385 | 266 | 268 | 361 | 185 | 357 | 111 | 189 | 189 | 111 |
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