Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sponge bay today (16 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 1PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sponge bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thu 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 47 | 38 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 38 | 34 | 32 | 39 | 40 | 63 | 59 | 56 | 84 | 78 | 50 | 55 | 87 | 56 | 57 | 52 | 131 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 11:45AM1.77m | 00:05AM1.71m | 12:36PM1.79m | 00:54AM1.72m | 1:25PM1.83m | 1:43AM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31AM0.76m | 6:09PM0.73m | 6:21AM0.77m | 7:00PM0.72m | 7:08AM0.75m | 7:49PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | 8:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 37 | 44 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 56 | 84 | 78 | 50 | 55 | 87 | 56 | 57 | 25 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 47 | 47 | 38 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 38 | 34 | 32 | 39 | 40 | 63 | 59 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | — | SW 15 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 32 | 31 | 17 | — | 9 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 38 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 39 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 52 | 131 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 68 |
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