Sandy Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.29° N 157.67° W

Sandy Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandy Beach sea temperature is
26.6° C
0.3° 

Sandy Beach 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 Beach today (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandy Beach at 6PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue morning, strong winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
8
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
1.4
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
0.9
S
15
0.9
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.5
S
24
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
0.6
SSW
23
1.4
ENE
12
0.7
SSW
22
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
325
321
214
212
339
339
267
329
320
311
289
281
277
273
289
171
144
426
503
485
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
30
ENE
40
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
8:59AM0.45m
7:13PM0.37m
10:08AM0.51m
7:46PM0.29m
11:08AM0.55m
8:50PM0.23m
Low Tide
2:57PM0.28m
2:33AM0.04m
5:25PM0.28m
3:12AM0.05m
7:38PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:14
7:14
7:13
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
25
25
25
25
24
24
25
25
25
25
24
Feels °C
25
24
23
23
24
25
25
25
25
24
23
24
24
24
22
21
22
22
23
23
20
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