Sand patch
Surf spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
19Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: 5 ft swell at 9 s, onshore wind, 11 kn (20 km/h)
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 637kJ
- Wind
- SW 13 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 10 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 1,520kJ
- Wind
- NW 4 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 10 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 1,628kJ
- Wind
- WSW 5 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 1,012kJ
- Wind
- ESE 15 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Sat 7 · 48 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 422kJ
- Wind
- E 11 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Sun 8 · 47 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 165kJ
- Wind
- SE 5 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft10 smushy
- Energy
- 767kJ
- Wind
- SSE 13 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 20, too big
- Tue 30, too big
- Wed 40, too big
- Thu 50, too big
- Fri 60, too big
- Sat 748, fair
- Sun 847, fair
- Mon 90, too big
- Tue 100, too big
- Wed 1149, fair
The spot in six facts
- Faces Stakes swell from the S
- Offshore: Nwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 18 °C2 mm shorty
- Best Apr–Jun1 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
Sand patch does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 0, too big | 8 ft9 ssoft9 ft at break (est.) | 836kJ | wind from the north-west, 9 knots | 20°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft9 smushy8 ft at break (est.) | 637kJ | wind from the south-west, 13 knots | 17°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, too big | 10 ft10 ssoft11 ft at break (est.) | 1,520kJ | wind from the north-west, 4 knots | 19°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, too big | 10 ft10 ssoft12 ft at break (est.) | 1,628kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots | 19°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft10 ssoft10 ft at break (est.) | 1,012kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 15 knots | 16°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 48, fair | 5 ft9 ssoft7 ft at break (est.) | 422kJ | wind from the east, 11 knots | 19°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 47, fair | 4 ft9 ssoft5 ft at break (est.) | 165kJ | wind from the south-east, 5 knots | 18°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, too big | 6 ft10 smushy8 ft at break (est.) | 767kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 13 knots | 16°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft10 smushy9 ft at break (est.) | 962kJ | wind from the south-east, 12 knots | 16°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 49, fair | 5 ft10 ssoft7 ft at break (est.) | 490kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots | 15°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovHigh 00:41 +0.2 mLow 03:08 +0.2 mHigh 04:09 +0.2 mLow 14:27 −0.3 mHigh 22:52 +0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 02:45 +0.1 mHigh 07:03 +0.2 mLow 14:56 −0.3 mHigh 21:59 +0.1 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 03:18 −0.0 mHigh 08:25 +0.1 mLow 15:14 −0.2 mHigh 21:40 +0.1 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best Apr–Jun
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Sand patch
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces S (197°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (17°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 850 m out (1 in 86). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 18°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 21°C in April, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually April, May and June, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Albany, 7.5 km away (about 15 min by car).
Water about 18°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Where to stay: 3 towns
13 min by car · 41 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Albany its beds, food and every spot near it
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About US$134 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.