Sandy Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 52.30° N 10.02° W

Issued: 12 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Sandy Bay sea temperature is

17.9° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

Time (IST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	-	-
Evening (18 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 18					Sunday 19								Monday 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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 6	NW 8	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10
Wave Graph
kJ	42	21	0	0	100	97	80	68	56	64	64	64	60	56	52	37	27	0	0	0	0
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross
High Tide	8:40AM3.79m				8:50PM3.98m				9:24AM3.60m				9:35PM3.71m					10:10AM3.40m
Low Tide			2:29PM0.46m				3:01AM0.23m				3:14PM0.66m				3:45AM0.51m					4:02PM0.90m


	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	9:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:49	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	15	14	13	14	13	12	11	12	14	17	17	17	16	14	14	14	15	15	15	15
Feels °C	11	12	10	9	11	10	9	8	9	11	13	14	14	13	12	11	12	12	12	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 6	NW 8	W 7	W 7	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	WNW 12	WNW 12	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10
kJ	42	21	4	4	100	97	80	68	56	64	28	27	60	56	52	37	27	57	56	53	51
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 8	W 7	W 10	W 10	NW 7	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 11	WNW 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 8	W 7	W 7	W 18
kJ	31	4	2	2	33	8	8	16	15	15	14	14	24	40	61	59	57	1	1	1	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 8	W 11	W 15	W 14	W 7	W 7	W 7	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	W 9	W 9	W 8	W 8	—	W 8	W 8	—	W 18	W 18	—
kJ	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	16	16	14	2	2	13	11	—	1	1	—	6	6	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	—	—	—	—	NE 3	—	NNW 7	NNW 7	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 5	NNW 5
kJ	—	41	90	140	—	—	—	—	1	—	64	64	—	—	—	—	—	27	19	26	50
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Coumeenole Kerry	Gullane Bay Scot - East Coast	Gullane Bay Scot - East Coast	Gullane Bay Scot - East Coast	Gullane Bay Scot - East Coast	Coumeenole Kerry	Ballybunion Kerry	Gweebara Heads left Donegal	Ballybunion Kerry	Coumeenole Kerry	Ownachincha Cork	Derrynane Kerry	Ballybunion Kerry	Dumps (Brandon Bay) Kerry	Dumps (Brandon Bay) Kerry	Dumps (Brandon Bay) Kerry	Dumps (Brandon Bay) Kerry	Inch Strand Kerry	Inch Strand Kerry	Inch Strand Kerry	Inch Reefs Kerry
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	37	625	625	625	625	37	32	306	32	37	107	61	32	2	2	2	2	21	21	21	18
Best forecast wave conditions in Kerry	Coumeenole					Coumeenole	Coumeenole		Ballybunion	Coumeenole		Derrynane	St Finan's Bay	St Finan's Bay	Inch Reefs	Inch Reefs	Inch Reefs	Derrynane	Inch Strand	Inch Strand	Inch Reefs
Rating (10 max)	1					2	1		1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland	Coumeenole Kerry					Coumeenole Kerry	Coumeenole Kerry	Gweebara Heads right Donegal	Ballybunion Kerry	Garrettstown Cork	Ownachincha Cork	Ownachincha Cork	Garrettstown Cork	Keel Mayo and Achill Island	Lahinch Strand Clare	Lahinch Strand Clare	Inch Reefs Kerry	Derrynane Kerry	Lahinch Strand Clare	Lahinch Strand Clare	Lahinch Strand Clare
Rating (10 max)	1					2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Header Global	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Humenga Point New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	5	5	5	7	5	5	5	5

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