Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sponge bay today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 8AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Sponge bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | S 14 | E 9 | SSE 14 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1895 | 1915 | 1531 | 1107 | 726 | 594 | 452 | 347 | 249 | 195 | 183 | 138 | 173 | 141 | 102 | 101 | 70 | 62 | 92 | 313 | 36 | 225 | 560 | 677 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:23AM2.05m | 12:51PM1.93m | 1:09AM2.00m | 1:41PM1.90m | 1:53AM1.93m | 2:27PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:42AM0.58m | 6:56PM0.65m | 7:28AM0.58m | 7:45PM0.68m | 8:12AM0.59m | 8:34PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1895 | 1915 | 1531 | 1107 | 726 | 594 | 452 | 347 | 249 | 195 | 183 | 138 | 173 | 141 | 102 | 101 | 70 | 404 | 364 | 313 | 318 | 225 | 189 | 211 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | — | E 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 50 | 71 | — | — | — | — | 62 | 65 | 40 | 36 | 33 | — | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | S 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 8 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | — | NE 9 | SSW 3 | S 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 16 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 58 | 60 | 86 | 51 | 90 | 193 | 283 | 353 | 428 | 1134 | — | 1058 | 1 | 139 | 560 | 677 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 88 | 365 | 294 | 294 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 42 | 42 | 42 |
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