Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sponge bay today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 10PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s 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 (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sponge bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 74mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 382 | 355 | 315 | 245 | 207 | 141 | 138 | 115 | 112 | 77 | 57 | 33 | 31 | 60 | 104 | 110 | 110 | 134 | 162 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:27PM1.91m | 5:54AM1.85m | 6:28PM2.00m | 6:51AM1.92m | 7:19PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:47PM0.60m | 12:04PM0.45m | 00:48AM0.54m | 12:58PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | |  |  | | | | |  | | | | | |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 382 | 355 | 315 | 245 | 207 | 141 | 138 | 115 | 112 | 77 | 57 | 71 | 73 | 60 | 104 | 110 | 110 | 134 | 162 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | SE 14 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 31 | 37 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NNE 8 | S 16 | ESE 13 | S 20 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 42 | 203 | 233 | 186 | 192 | 173 | 216 | 248 | 428 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 46 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 88 |
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