Sandy Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.30° N 10.02° W

Sandy Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandy Bay sea temperature is
17.7°C
1.8° 

Sandy Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 9AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (26 Aug)1ft (0.3m)3s

Table - waves today at Sandy Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
8
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.3
NNE
3
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.2
N
3
0.2
N
3
1
WNW
9
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
N
3
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
9
1
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
0.6
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
8
8
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
3
6
6
5
5
4
4
3
0
82
66
30
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
SW
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
4:52AM3.30m
5:00PM3.64m
5:25AM3.51m
5:33PM3.84m
5:57AM3.68m
6:05PM3.98m
Low Tide
10:48AM0.81m
11:13PM0.49m
11:20AM0.60m
11:44PM0.28m
11:51AM0.43m
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clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
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part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:42
8:39
8:37
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
18
20
20
19
16
15
15
16
18
18
18
17
16
16
15
16
16
16
17
17
Feels °C
13
13
14
18
20
20
19
15
14
14
15
17
18
18
17
15
15
13
15
15
15
17
16
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