Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sponge bay today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 2PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Sponge bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3146 | 2736 | 4368 | 3879 | 3489 | 2947 | 3355 | 2934 | 2331 | 1518 | 878 | 891 | 679 | 468 | 517 | 477 | 344 | 505 | 860 | 1031 | 1080 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:42AM1.92m | 11:05PM1.95m | 11:28AM1.91m | 11:47PM1.92m | 12:16PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:47PM0.51m | 5:24AM0.47m | 5:31PM0.52m | 6:09AM0.46m | 6:20PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | -3 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 2426 | 2033 | 1744 | 1485 | 1316 | 1100 | 911 | 829 | 743 | 664 | 582 | 468 | 517 | 477 | 328 | 330 | 860 | 1031 | 1080 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 18 | E 18 | SE 16 | SE 15 | NE 18 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 20 | ESE 14 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 6 | 63 | 57 | 12 | 118 | 89 | 88 | 138 | 37 | 74 | 344 | 505 | 261 | 77 | 155 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 20 | S 19 | SSE 18 | SE 13 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 149 | 118 | 8 | 66 | 130 | 167 | 183 | 244 | 200 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3146 | 2736 | 4368 | 3879 | 3489 | 2947 | 3355 | 2934 | 2331 | 1518 | 878 | 891 | 679 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 132 | 133 | 121 | 119 | 115 | 53 | 68 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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