Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sponge bay today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 21s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 12PM is: 0.1m 21s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 06). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 21s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sponge bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 21 | S 21 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 188 | 162 | 175 | 9 | 8 | 241 | 239 | 239 | 274 | 280 | 255 | 262 | 320 | 440 | 490 | 459 | 541 | 541 | 544 | 562 | 562 | 562 | 500 | 490 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:29AM1.82m | 10:59PM1.93m | 11:12AM1.84m | 11:39PM1.94m | 11:56AM1.85m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:35AM0.64m | 4:37PM0.59m | 5:17AM0.59m | 5:18PM0.57m | 5:59AM0.54m | 6:00PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 188 | 162 | 175 | 225 | 275 | 241 | 239 | 239 | 274 | 280 | 255 | 262 | 320 | 440 | 490 | 459 | 541 | 541 | 544 | 562 | 562 | 562 | 500 | 490 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 36 | 69 | 61 | 60 | 58 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | — | S 22 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 19 | — | SSW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | S 20 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 9 | — | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 29 | — | 61 | 10 | 21 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 25 | 14 | 58 | 7 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | S 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | 91 | 53 | 262 | 486 | — | 264 | 349 | 389 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 72 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 45 |
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