Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sponge bay today (04 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 10PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Sponge bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 915 | 649 | 489 | 390 | 378 | 309 | 298 | 283 | 233 | 229 | 191 | 148 | 117 | 117 | 77 | 74 | 56 | 41 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:04AM1.82m | 1:40PM1.90m | 2:04AM1.78m | 2:41PM1.88m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:58PM0.62m | 7:24AM0.57m | 8:00PM0.66m | 8:23AM0.60m | 9:06PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 915 | 649 | 489 | 390 | 378 | 309 | 298 | 283 | 233 | 229 | 191 | 148 | 117 | 117 | 77 | 74 | 56 | 41 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 16 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 4 | S 21 | S 20 | ENE 4 | S 15 | SSE 15 | E 4 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 3 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 13 | E 16 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | S 15 | E 12 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 47 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 5 | 44 | 44 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 125 | 88 | 0 |
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