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Level 8/10

Sandy Beach

SE Coast, Oahu, USA

⚠️Shallow🌀Strong rips😮‍💨Hold-downs

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Sandy Beach is one of the most powerful shorebreaks in Hawaii—a thick, detonating shore pound that's primarily a bodysurf and bodyboard wave. Red Bull Foam Wreckers venue. Not a traditional paddle-in surf wave, but iconic in its own right.

10-Day Forecast

Sat8

Poor

0.9mS@15s

22km/h

0.9m@15s

22km/h

Today9

Poor

1.0mS@14s

25km/h

1.0m@14s

25km/h

Mon10

Poor

1.1mS@15s

23km/h

1.1m@15s

23km/h

Tue11

Poor

1.2mS@15s

22km/h

1.2m@15s

22km/h

Wed12

Poor

1.4mS@14s

25km/h

1.4m@14s

25km/h

Thu13

Poor

1.4mS@15s

29km/h

1.4m@15s

29km/h

Fri14

Poor

1.2mS@15s

33km/h

1.2m@15s

33km/h

Sat15

Poor

1.1mESE@15s

35km/h

1.1m@15s

35km/h

Sun16

Poor

2.8mENE@14s

26km/h

2.8m@14s

26km/h

Mon17

Poor

1.2mNE@12s

24km/h

1.2m@12s

24km/h

Choppy 5+ days out, less certain

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Today's Conditions

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Best session: AfternoonAM 20 km/h · PM 22 km/h · Mid tide at 12pm (0.8m)

Swell

0.9m

S(180°)

Score: 8/25

Period

15s

Long period groundswell

Score: 23/25

Wind

22km/h

ENE(65°)

Score: 1/25

Weather

28°C

0.0mm74%

First light 5:37amSunrise 6:07amSunset 7:05pmLast light 7:35pm

Windswell0.9m@4sSecondary0.4mConfidence

100%

Location & Conditions

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Hourly Forecast, Tide & Strike Windows

Strike window: 5:37–9:38am · risingStrike window: 3:42–7:35pm · droppingIdeal tide: low to mid

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°C

25°

28°

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28°

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27°

28°

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28°

27°

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28°

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27°

26°

3m1.5

sec

15s

14s

15s

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15s

14s

12s

swell

windkm/h

19g42

21g53

23g58

22g57

23g56

20g42

22g51

26g63

28g67

26g62

19g40

23g53

25g61

22g55

20g43

21g53

22g55

21g54

23g55

19g43

27g61

27g64

28g68

24g67

25g55

30g70

31g74

29g73

30g73

31g69

33g76

33g79

33g80

34g81

43g105

42g111

35g110

29g101

23g85

23g53

25g60

27g67

28g70

26g70

24g57

24g58

24g62

24g64

24g62

tidem

4:10am0.1m

12:40pm0.8m

9:00pm0.3m

5:18am0.1m

1:21pm0.9m

9:00pm0.2m

12:50am0.3m

6:20am0.1m

2:03pm0.9m

9:10pm0.2m

1:40am0.4m

7:20am0.0m

2:38pm0.9m

9:40pm0.2m

2:18am0.4m

8:04am0.0m

3:15pm0.9m

10:00pm0.2m

3:00am0.5m

8:47am0.1m

3:50pm0.8m

10:20pm0.2m

3:54am0.6m

9:30am0.1m

4:12pm0.8m

4:42am0.6m

10:10am0.2m

4:30pm0.7m

5:30am0.6m

11:00am0.3m

4:54pm0.6m

6:18am0.6m

12:00pm0.4m

Ideal tide (from tide preference)Strike windowNight

Tide times today

4:10 am

Low tide - 0.12m

12:40 pm

High tide - 0.83m

9:00 pm

Low tide - 0.28m

Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

Poor

Components

Swell Direction18/25

Swell Size8/25

Swell Period23/25

Wind1/25

Raw Score50/100

Adjustments

🌊💨 Windswell-5

💨 Gusty Wind-5

⚠️ Weak Component-5

Adjusted Score35/100

Confidence

Multiplier×1.00

Final Score35

🌊💨 Windswell👥 Summer Break

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Swell Requirements

Optimal direction: S (170°)
Direction range: 150° - 200°
Size range: 0.9m - 2.4m
Ideal size: 1.9m
Height multiplier: 0.97×
Ideal period: 12s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction: NNW (340°)
Offshore range: 300° - 20°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide: low to mid

Water temp

26°C

Wetsuit

Boardshorts / Rashguard

Bottom

Sand

Max wave face

3m+

Board

Shortboard

Consistency

7/10

Difficulty

8/10

Crowd level

7/10

👥 Summer Break (Jun 15 – Aug 25) — expect extra crowds

Access: Beach access at Sandy Beach Park. Large parking lot.

Frequently Asked Questions

What tide is best at Sandy Beach?

Sandy Beach works best on a low to mid tide. The tide chart above shows today’s strike window.

What wind direction is offshore at Sandy Beach?

Offshore wind at Sandy Beach blows from the NNW (340°). Anything in the 300° to 20° range grooms the faces; outside it, expect chop or bumpy conditions.

What swell size and direction work best at Sandy Beach?

Sandy Beach wants S swell (150° to 200°) between 0.9m and 2.4m, with a period of 12s or more for quality waves.

When is the best time of year to surf Sandy Beach?

The main season at Sandy Beach is May-Sep. A secondary window runs Apr, Oct. May-Sep. Incredible bodysurf/bodyboard shorebreak. Extremely powerful and dangerous.