Sandy Beach

West Coast, New Zealand / Aotearoa

Visibility is 0.6 km. Fog or rain can hide other surfers and the horizon. Be careful in the water.

Right now

Conditions at 6:00 AM New Zealand Standard Time.

Good

Well overhead (3.1 m) at 9 s, heading toward E, with moderate cross-offshore wind toward N.

Swell

3.1 m

E

9 s

Wind

7 km/h

N

Cross-offshore

Tide

1.9 m

Falling

Weather

4 °C

Mostly clear

13 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Sunday, September 20, 2026

TimeRatingSwellSwell directionWindWind directionTideWeather

12 AM

Poor

1.8 m · 7 s

ESE

27 km/h · 69 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

1.1 m

Clear · 8 °C

1 AM

Fair

1.9 m · 8 s

E

19 km/h · 62 km/h gusts

NE

Cross-shore

1.3 m

Clear · 7 °C

2 AM

Fair

1.9 m · 10 s

E

14 km/h · 41 km/h gusts

NE

Cross-shore

1.5 m

Clear · 7 °C

3 AM

Fair

2 m · 11 s

ENE

14 km/h · 35 km/h gusts

NE

Cross-shore

1.7 m

Clear · 6 °C

4 AM

Good

2.4 m · 10 s

E

10 km/h · 34 km/h gusts

NNE

Cross-shore

1.9 m

Clear · 5 °C

5 AM

Good

2.7 m · 10 s

E

8 km/h · 27 km/h gusts

NNE

Offshore

1.9 m

Mostly clear · 5 °C

6 AM

Good

3.1 m · 9 s

E

7 km/h · 23 km/h gusts

N

Offshore

1.9 m

Mostly clear · 4 °C

7 AM

Good

3 m · 10 s

E

10 km/h · 25 km/h gusts

NNE

Offshore

1.7 m

Partly cloudy · 4 °C

8 AM

Good

2.8 m · 11 s

E

10 km/h · 25 km/h gusts

NNE

Offshore

1.5 m

Clear · 8 °C

9 AM

Good

2.6 m · 11 s

ENE

7 km/h · 24 km/h gusts

NE

Cross-shore

1.2 m

Clear · 11 °C

10 AM

Fair

2.8 m · 11 s

E

12 km/h · 32 km/h gusts

ENE

Onshore

1.1 m

Clear · 12 °C

11 AM

Fair

2.9 m · 10 s

E

13 km/h · 34 km/h gusts

E

Onshore

1 m

Partly cloudy · 13 °C

12 PM

Fair

3 m · 10 s

E

21 km/h · 50 km/h gusts

E

Onshore

1 m

Partly cloudy · 13 °C

1 PM

Fair

2.7 m · 10 s

E

24 km/h · 55 km/h gusts

E

Onshore

1.1 m

Clear · 14 °C

2 PM

Fair

2.3 m · 11 s

E

23 km/h · 57 km/h gusts

E

Onshore

1.3 m

Clear · 14 °C

3 PM

Fair

2 m · 12 s

E

21 km/h · 53 km/h gusts

ENE

Onshore

1.5 m

Clear · 13 °C

4 PM

Good

1.9 m · 12 s

E

14 km/h · 49 km/h gusts

ENE

Onshore

1.7 m

Clear · 13 °C

5 PM

Fair

1.8 m · 12 s

E

14 km/h · 35 km/h gusts

ENE

Onshore

1.8 m

Clear · 13 °C

6 PM

Good

1.8 m · 12 s

E

12 km/h · 34 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

1.8 m

Mostly clear · 12 °C

7 PM

Good

1.7 m · 12 s

E

8 km/h · 25 km/h gusts

NE

Cross-shore

1.7 m

Partly cloudy · 10 °C

8 PM

Good

1.7 m · 12 s

E

7 km/h · 19 km/h gusts

NE

Cross-shore

1.5 m

Overcast · 9 °C

9 PM

Good

1.6 m · 12 s

E

7 km/h · 16 km/h gusts

NE

Cross-shore

1.3 m

Partly cloudy · 8 °C

10 PM

Good

1.6 m · 12 s

E

5 km/h · 17 km/h gusts

NE

Cross-shore

1.1 m

Overcast · 8 °C

11 PM

Good

1.6 m · 12 s

E

4 km/h · 14 km/h gusts

NNE

Offshore

0.9 m

Overcast · 7 °C

Nearby spots

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