Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sponge bay today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 1AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Sponge bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 626 | 503 | 493 | 439 | 439 | 347 | 305 | 248 | 185 | 320 | 314 | 260 | 283 | 525 | 491 | 1616 | 1544 | 2855 | 6842 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:03PM1.97m | 9:19AM1.89m | 9:43PM1.98m | 10:00AM1.91m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:43PM0.56m | 3:20AM0.58m | 3:24PM0.54m | 4:00AM0.54m | 4:05PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 9 | E 12 | NE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 626 | 503 | 493 | 439 | 439 | 347 | 305 | 248 | 185 | 320 | 314 | 260 | 283 | 525 | 491 | 744 | 3 | 6 | 3353 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SSE 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 24 | E 14 | S 22 | S 21 | SSE 13 | S 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 7 | E 12 | SSE 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 55 | 82 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 68 | 31 | 34 | 64 | 63 | 97 | 3 | 293 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 14 | SE 12 | S 23 | E 13 | E 13 | S 20 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 26 | 57 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | SSW 7 | SSE 7 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 229 | 345 | 1616 | 1544 | 2855 | 6842 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 98 | 125 | 349 | 298 | 125 |
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