Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sponge bay today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 9AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Sponge bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSW 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 154 | 149 | 110 | 88 | 106 | 103 | 101 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 42 | 27 | 41 | 27 | 64 | 180 | 219 | 645 | 231 | 711 | 812 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:45AM1.86m | 7:10PM1.96m | 7:25AM1.92m | 7:46PM2.01m | 8:06AM1.96m | 8:24PM2.02m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:46AM0.66m | 12:50PM0.58m | 1:26AM0.59m | 1:30PM0.53m | 2:04AM0.52m | 2:10PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 18 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 154 | 149 | 110 | 88 | 106 | 103 | 101 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 42 | 28 | 41 | 27 | 64 | 180 | 58 | 208 | 218 | 711 | 812 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 219 | 208 | 231 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 16 | SSE 15 | S 16 | — | SE 12 | — | ENE 9 | — | SE 12 | SSE 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 5 | — | 22 | — | 7 | — | 6 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 32 | 43 | — | — | 65 | 28 | 39 | 59 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 155 | 645 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 57 |
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