Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sponge bay today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 1PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Sponge bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 7 | S 8 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 162 | 131 | 127 | 47 | 30 | 137 | 58 | 170 | 199 | 127 | 203 | 387 | 268 | 302 | 741 | 816 | 979 | 963 | 828 | 809 | 736 | 621 | 307 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 1:39AM1.65m | 2:07PM1.72m | 2:43AM1.66m | 3:11PM1.74m | 3:49AM1.71m | 4:18PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:59AM0.83m | 8:41PM0.79m | 8:59AM0.81m | 9:39PM0.76m | 9:59AM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 17 | S 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 162 | 44 | 51 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 8 | 103 | 96 | 127 | 119 | 215 | 92 | 132 | 402 | 443 | 455 | 455 | 426 | 416 | 352 | 339 | 307 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | ESE 11 | SE 12 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | ESE 15 | S 16 |
| kJ | 60 | 131 | 127 | 47 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 28 | 27 | 58 | 54 | 54 | 12 | 5 | 124 | 115 | 72 | 53 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | SSE 12 | E 10 | — | N 10 | — | E 18 | ESE 15 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 14 | 30 | 60 | 60 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 6 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 7 | — | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 137 | 58 | 170 | 199 | — | 203 | 387 | 268 | 302 | 741 | 816 | 979 | 963 | 828 | 809 | 736 | 621 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 42 | 79 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 53 | 333 | 333 | 294 | 112 | 53 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 53 | 125 | 10 | 1 |
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