Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sponge bay today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 6AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Sponge bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 644 | 614 | 530 | 437 | 422 | 343 | 314 | 263 | 263 | 251 | 205 | 164 | 198 | 164 | 126 | 126 | 123 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:18PM1.74m | 6:27AM1.71m | 7:03PM1.80m | 7:13AM1.77m | 7:44PM1.87m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:30AM0.80m | 12:36PM0.70m | 1:18AM0.75m | 1:20PM0.65m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 644 | 614 | 530 | 437 | 422 | 343 | 314 | 263 | 263 | 251 | 205 | 164 | 198 | 164 | 126 | 126 | 123 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 14 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 10 | 16 | 60 | 97 | 87 | 75 | 42 | 41 | 42 | 37 | 35 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 36 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 18 | — | — | — | NE 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | E 12 | S 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 25 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NNW 3 | NNE 4 | — | NNE 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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