
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 2AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sandy Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the S by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 585 | 589 | 589 | 622 | 579 | 533 | 437 | 371 | 352 | 176 | 87 | 51 | 48 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:30PM3.50m | 10:03AM3.36m | 10:20PM3.30m | 10:58AM3.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:08PM0.75m | 3:34AM0.63m | 3:55PM0.92m | 4:24AM0.85m | 4:56PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 87 | 51 | 48 | 24 | 22 | 27 | 34 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | NNW 7 | N 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 17 | 17 | — | 10 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 5 | — | — |
67 | 190 | 585 | 589 | 589 | 622 | 579 | 533 | 437 | 371 | 352 | 176 | 61 | 47 | 23 | 24 | 23 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 630 | 630 | 398 | 403 | 641 | 579 | 579 | 579 | 755 | 579 | 579 | 579 | 492 | 226 | 615 | 10 | 579 | 27 | 7 |
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