Sand Island (Sand Island Cut) Surf Report

Tuesday 16th September 2025

Current surf conditions for Sand Island (2025-09-16)
Wave height *	1ft / 0.2m
Swell period	4s
Swell direction
Wind	9mph / 14km/h
Weather	14°C / 57°F
Sea temp	29°C / 84°F

* Wave size is face height of set waves.

10 day Sand Island surf forecast

Tue

16/Sep

1ft

High 7:30am
Low 7:50pm

Wed

17/Sep

0.5ft

High 8:37am
Low 8:36pm

Thu

18/Sep

1ft

High 9:36am
Low 9:05pm

Fri

19/Sep

1ft

High 10:35am
Low 8:32pm

Sat

20/Sep

0.5ft

High 12:55am
Low 2:17am
High 11:52am
Low 6:08pm
High 11:11pm

Sun

21/Sep

2ft

Low 7:02am
High 11:24pm

Mon

22/Sep

1.5ft

Low 9:00am
High 11:47pm

Tue

23/Sep

0.5ft

Low 10:09am

Wed

24/Sep

0ft

High 12:13am
Low 11:02am

Tue 16th Sep

Surf report for Tue 16/09
	Wave size	Primary swell	Direction	Period	Wind direction	Wind speed	Weather
4:00	0.5ft	0.7ft		4s		6mph (4mph)	27°C/81°F
7:00	0.5ft	0.8ft		4s		8mph (8mph)	26°C/78°F
10:00	1ft	0.9ft		4s		8mph (8mph)	26°C/79°F
13:00	1ft	0.9ft		4s		2mph (2mph)	27°C/81°F
16:00	1ft	1ft		4s		11mph (10mph)	27°C/81°F
19:00	1ft	1ft		4s		8mph (8mph)	27°C/81°F

Tide times
High 7:30am (1.80m)
Low 7:50pm (0.14m)

Daylight
First light	06:13
Sunrise	06:37
Sunset	18:56
Dark	19:20

Wed 17th Sep

Surf report for Wed 17/09
	Wave size	Primary swell	Direction	Period	Wind direction	Wind speed	Weather
4:00	0.5ft	0.7ft		4s		6mph (5mph)	27°C/81°F
7:00	0.5ft	0.7ft		4s		9mph (7mph)	26°C/78°F
10:00	0.5ft	0.7ft		4s		7mph (6mph)	26°C/78°F
13:00	0.5ft	0.6ft		4s		4mph (4mph)	27°C/80°F
16:00	0.5ft	0.6ft		4s		11mph (10mph)	27°C/81°F
19:00	0.5ft	0.5ft		4s		12mph (12mph)	28°C/82°F

Tide times
High 8:37am (1.69m)
Low 8:36pm (0.30m)

Daylight
First light	06:14
Sunrise	06:38
Sunset	18:55
Dark	19:19

Thu 18th Sep

Surf report for Thu 18/09
	Wave size	Primary swell	Direction	Period	Wind direction	Wind speed	Weather
4:00	0.5ft	0.6ft		4s		3mph (3mph)	27°C/81°F
7:00	0.5ft	0.6ft		4s		5mph (3mph)	27°C/80°F
10:00	0.5ft	1ft		5s		8mph (8mph)	26°C/79°F
13:00	1ft	1.2ft		7s		6mph (7mph)	27°C/81°F
16:00	1ft	1.3ft		6s		12mph (12mph)	28°C/82°F
19:00	1ft	1.5ft		5s		12mph (12mph)	28°C/82°F

Tide times
High 9:36am (1.52m)
Low 9:05pm (0.51m)

Daylight
First light	06:14
Sunrise	06:38
Sunset	18:53
Dark	19:17

Fri 19th Sep

Surf report for Fri 19/09
	Wave size	Primary swell	Direction	Period	Wind direction	Wind speed	Weather
4:00	1ft	1.2ft		5s		4mph (4mph)	27°C/81°F
7:00	1ft	1.2ft		5s		5mph (4mph)	27°C/80°F
10:00	1ft	1.3ft		5s		5mph (5mph)	26°C/79°F
13:00	1ft	1.2ft		5s		2mph (2mph)	27°C/81°F
16:00	1ft	1.1ft		5s		13mph (12mph)	28°C/83°F
19:00	1ft	1.1ft		5s		12mph (11mph)	28°C/83°F

Tide times
High 10:35am (1.32m)
Low 8:32pm (0.76m)

Daylight
First light	06:15
Sunrise	06:39
Sunset	18:52
Dark	19:16

Sat 20th Sep

Surf report for Sat 20/09
	Wave size	Primary swell	Direction	Period	Wind direction	Wind speed	Weather
4:00	1ft	1ft		5s		8mph (8mph)	27°C/81°F
7:00	0.5ft	1ft		5s		8mph (8mph)	26°C/80°F
10:00	0.5ft	0.9ft		5s		4mph (4mph)	26°C/80°F
13:00	0.5ft	0.9ft		5s		3mph (3mph)	27°C/81°F
16:00	0.5ft	0.9ft		5s		9mph (9mph)	28°C/82°F
19:00	0.5ft	0.8ft		4s		8mph (8mph)	28°C/82°F

Tide times
High 12:55am (0.78m)
Low 2:17am (0.78m)
High 11:52am (1.09m)
Low 6:08pm (0.94m)
High 11:11pm (1.03m)

Daylight
First light	06:16
Sunrise	06:39
Sunset	18:51
Dark	19:15

Sun 21st Sep

Surf report for Sun 21/09
	Wave size	Primary swell	Direction	Period	Wind direction	Wind speed	Weather
4:00	1ft	1.1ft		3s		8mph (8mph)	27°C/81°F
7:00	1.5ft	1.7ft		3s		13mph (14mph)	26°C/78°F
10:00	2ft	2ft		4s		13mph (14mph)	26°C/79°F
13:00	2ft	2.2ft		4s		12mph (11mph)	27°C/81°F
16:00	1.5ft	2ft		4s		10mph (10mph)	27°C/80°F
19:00	1.5ft	1.7ft		5s		12mph (14mph)	27°C/81°F

Tide times
Low 7:02am (0.73m)
High 11:24pm (1.26m)

Daylight
First light	06:16
Sunrise	06:40
Sunset	18:50
Dark	19:14

Mon 22nd Sep

Surf report for Mon 22/09
	Wave size	Primary swell	Direction	Period	Wind direction	Wind speed	Weather
4:00	2.5ft	2.5ft		4s		10mph (10mph)	25°C/78°F
7:00	2.5ft	2.5ft		4s		11mph (10mph)	25°C/76°F
10:00	2ft	2.2ft		5s		9mph (10mph)	26°C/78°F
13:00	1.5ft	1.9ft		5s		8mph (8mph)	26°C/79°F
16:00	1.5ft	1.7ft		5s		6mph (6mph)	26°C/79°F
19:00	1.5ft	1.5ft		5s		7mph (7mph)	26°C/79°F

Tide times
Low 9:00am (0.57m)
High 11:47pm (1.45m)

Daylight
First light	06:17
Sunrise	06:41
Sunset	18:48
Dark	19:12

Tue 23rd Sep

Surf report for Tue 23/09
	Wave size	Primary swell	Direction	Period	Wind direction	Wind speed	Weather
4:00	1ft	1.1ft		5s		7mph (7mph)	26°C/79°F
7:00	1ft	1.1ft		5s		4mph (4mph)	27°C/80°F
10:00	1ft	1.1ft		4s		4mph (4mph)	26°C/79°F
13:00	0.5ft	0.8ft		5s		4mph (3mph)	27°C/80°F
16:00	0.5ft	0.8ft		4s		9mph (8mph)	27°C/81°F
19:00	0.5ft	0.7ft		4s		8mph (8mph)	27°C/81°F

Tide times
Low 10:09am (0.43m)

Daylight
First light	06:17
Sunrise	06:41
Sunset	18:47
Dark	19:11

Wed 24th Sep

Surf report for Wed 24/09
	Wave size	Primary swell	Direction	Period	Wind direction	Wind speed	Weather
4:00	0ft	0.8ft		2s		5mph (4mph)	27°C/81°F
7:00	0ft	0.9ft		2s		2mph (2mph)	27°C/80°F
10:00	0ft	0.8ft		3s		4mph (3mph)	27°C/80°F
13:00	0ft	0.6ft		3s		3mph (3mph)	27°C/80°F
16:00	0ft	0.5ft		2s		9mph (8mph)	27°C/81°F
19:00	0ft	0.4ft		3s		9mph (9mph)	28°C/82°F

Tide times
High 12:13am (1.59m)
Low 11:02am (0.33m)

Daylight
First light	06:18
Sunrise	06:42
Sunset	18:46
Dark	19:10

Thu 25th Sep

Surf report for Thu 25/09
	Wave size	Primary swell	Direction	Period	Wind direction	Wind speed	Weather
4:00	0ft	0.8ft		2s		8mph (7mph)	28°C/82°F
7:00	0ft	0.7ft		2s		2mph (4mph)	27°C/80°F
10:00	0ft	0.7ft		2s		7mph (5mph)	25°C/78°F
13:00	0ft	0.6ft		2s		7mph (6mph)	25°C/76°F
16:00	0ft	0.4ft		2s		6mph (5mph)	24°C/75°F
19:00	0ft	0.2ft		2s		4mph (3mph)	23°C/73°F

Tide times
High 12:44am (1.67m)
Low 11:57am (0.28m)

Daylight
First light	06:18
Sunrise	06:42
Sunset	18:45
Dark	19:09

Nearest buoys

Shallow channel in the middle of the island can produce a decent, peeling wave. Boat is probably an idea for getting across to the island

Surf spots nearby

Dauphin Island Pier (2.8 mi)
West Beach (22.4 mi)

Not Magic Seaweed (MSW)

Although we look a bit like Magic Seaweed we are not MagicSeaweed as they no longer exist...