Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sponge bay today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 5AM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Sponge bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 273 | 231 | 228 | 315 | 318 | 235 | 206 | 191 | 169 | 167 | 227 | 318 | 655 | 950 | 928 | 907 | 1042 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:20AM1.65m | 4:58PM1.73m | 5:17AM1.71m | 5:51PM1.81m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:10PM0.83m | 10:32AM0.78m | 11:11PM0.79m | 11:26AM0.72m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 273 | 231 | 228 | 315 | 318 | 235 | 206 | 191 | 169 | 167 | 227 | 318 | 655 | 950 | 928 | 907 | 1042 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 14 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 24 | 38 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 18 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | NE 10 | S 18 | SE 12 | NE 10 | — | — | ESE 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | 24 | 39 | 104 | 43 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 4 | — | — | 12 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | W 3 | SW 3 | S 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 78 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 53 | 42 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
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