Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sponge bay today (07 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 9AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sponge bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the S by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 234 | 234 | 241 | 307 | 356 | 361 | 422 | 520 | 459 | 482 | 473 | 407 | 416 | 433 | 442 | 433 | 433 | 370 | 339 | 356 | 505 | 1345 | 286 | 688 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 11:12AM1.84m | 11:39PM1.94m | 11:56AM1.85m | 00:18AM1.93m | 12:42PM1.87m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:17AM0.59m | 5:18PM0.57m | 5:59AM0.54m | 6:00PM0.55m | 6:40AM0.49m | 6:45PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 234 | 234 | 241 | 307 | 356 | 361 | 422 | 520 | 459 | 482 | 473 | 407 | 416 | 433 | 442 | 433 | 433 | 370 | 339 | 356 | 505 | 502 | 284 | 282 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 61 | 60 | 58 | 22 | 20 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 43 | 276 | 302 | 356 | 290 | 286 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 18 | S 17 | SSE 16 | S 17 | S 21 | S 22 | — |
| kJ | 61 | 10 | 21 | 53 | 51 | 26 | 50 | 48 | 44 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 9 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | S 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 92 | 13 | 24 | 151 | 319 | — | — | — | 1345 | 107 | 688 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 42 | 0 | 42 | 57 | 53 | 57 | 118 |
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