Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sponge bay today (05 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 9PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sponge bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 11 | S 16 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 26 | 15 | 96 | 115 | 73 | 57 | 32 | 62 | 57 | 53 | 96 | 56 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:14AM1.84m | 12:49PM1.88m | 1:09AM1.78m | 1:45PM1.84m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:05PM0.58m | 6:37AM0.51m | 7:03PM0.63m | 7:32AM0.54m | 8:06PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | NE 4 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 39 | 26 | 3 | 96 | 115 | 73 | 57 | 28 | 16 | 57 | 53 | 96 | 56 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 7 | S 6 | NE 4 | — | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | — | 7 | 32 | 62 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | ENE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | NE 4 | E 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | — | — | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 37 | 46 | 46 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 3 |
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