Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sponge bay today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 3PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sponge bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1167 | 996 | 1423 | 1294 | 861 | 649 | 802 | 853 | 739 | 669 | 596 | 578 | 466 | 353 | 336 | 256 | 242 | 185 | 196 | 139 | 131 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:17AM1.99m | 7:34PM2.05m | 8:00AM2.01m | 8:14PM2.02m | 8:43AM2.00m | 8:56PM1.97m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:23PM0.42m | 1:52AM0.42m | 2:08PM0.44m | 2:32AM0.43m | 2:52PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 1167 | 996 | 911 | 767 | 370 | 649 | 802 | 853 | 739 | 669 | 596 | 578 | 466 | 353 | 336 | 256 | 242 | 185 | 196 | 139 | 131 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 14 | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 13 | ENE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 207 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ENE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 | E 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | — | SE 9 | SE 12 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 11 | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1423 | 1294 | 861 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 122 | 349 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
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