Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sponge bay today (03 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 9PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sponge bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 3 | Thursday 4 | Friday 5 | Sat 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 10 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 101 | 101 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:16PM1.75m | 8:32AM1.69m | 9:03PM1.76m | 9:23AM1.71m | 9:52PM1.79m | 10:11AM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:52PM0.67m | 2:37AM0.74m | 2:42PM0.70m | 3:26AM0.73m | 3:33PM0.72m | 4:14AM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — |
 | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 5 | NE 6 | E 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 135 | 101 | 101 | 74 | 71 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 45 | 12 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | S 13 | NE 7 | NNE 5 | E 10 | NE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 20 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | S 5 | E 10 | E 9 | S 12 | E 9 | E 11 | S 13 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | E 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 35 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 4 | NE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | 7 | — | — | 93 | 25 | 5 | 215 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 217 | 236 | 236 | 217 | 115 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 |
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