Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 8PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 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 (18 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Sandy Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, gales from the WNW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | W 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | N 12 | N 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | W 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:30AM2.82m | 11:26PM2.58m | 11:53AM2.74m | 00:55AM2.60m | 1:15PM2.82m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51PM1.48m | 5:19AM1.68m | 6:43PM1.48m | 7:11AM1.61m | 7:59PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | -4 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 131 | 156 | 526 | 383 | 259 | 154 | 696 | 1367 | 1682 | 2053 | 2171 | 1921 | 1865 | 1752 | 1752 | 1609 | 1380 | 1275 | 1240 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | W 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 18 | WNW 17 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 82 | 181 | 15 | 15 | 162 | 419 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | NW 10 | NNW 12 | WNW 19 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 75 | 50 | 14 | 37 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | W 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 16 | 2166 | 16722 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 381 | 7 | 156 | 221 |
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