Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandy Cay today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandy Cay at 1AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sandy Cay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 229 | 214 | 221 | 212 | 165 | 139 | 122 | 102 | 165 | 162 | 43 | 60 | 51 | 50 | 53 | 42 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:48PM0.43m | 11:24AM0.44m | 11:22PM0.39m | 12:19PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:33PM0.12m | 4:59AM0.11m | 5:32PM0.15m | 5:36AM0.09m | 6:32PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NNE 10 | SE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | ENE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 30 | 28 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | N 7 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | N 10 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | N 10 | — | N 10 | N 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 8 | 8 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 229 | 214 | 221 | 212 | 165 | 139 | 122 | 102 | 165 | 162 | 43 | 60 | 51 | 50 | 53 | 42 | 11 | 11 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 864 | 827 | 827 | 776 | 647 | 552 | 904 | 776 | 776 | 776 | 552 | 516 | 203 | 203 | 46 | 46 | 209 | 403 | 142 |
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