Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sponge bay today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 9PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Sponge bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 568 | 525 | 238 | 242 | 317 | 237 | 230 | 180 | 156 | 166 | 126 | 105 | 78 | 78 | 55 | 40 | 33 | 32 | 33 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 12:17PM1.84m | 00:30AM1.79m | 1:01PM1.78m | 1:14AM1.71m | 1:46PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:28PM0.72m | 6:53AM0.69m | 7:17PM0.77m | 7:38AM0.75m | 8:09PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 568 | 525 | 238 | 242 | 317 | 237 | 230 | 180 | 156 | 166 | 126 | 105 | 78 | 78 | 55 | 40 | 25 | 25 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 123 | 118 | 86 | 63 | 35 | 34 | 30 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 12 | — | E 14 | E 15 | E 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | NE 13 | NE 4 | — | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 142 | 97 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 2 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
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