Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sponge bay today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 3AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sponge bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, near gales from the S by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 431 | 530 | 541 | 473 | 473 | 473 | 473 | 425 | 433 | 433 | 416 | 349 | 432 | 1827 | 3612 | 2716 | 1063 | 1764 | 2375 | 2199 | 1902 | 1858 | 1895 | 1714 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:39PM1.94m | 11:56AM1.85m | 00:18AM1.93m | 12:42PM1.87m | 00:59AM1.91m | 1:30PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:59AM0.54m | 6:00PM0.55m | 6:40AM0.49m | 6:45PM0.54m | 7:24AM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 431 | 530 | 541 | 473 | 473 | 473 | 473 | 425 | 433 | 433 | 416 | 349 | 339 | 349 | 1759 | 1102 | 407 | 378 | 98 | 2199 | 1902 | 1858 | 1895 | 1714 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 17 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 22 | — | S 19 | — | — | — | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 33 | 18 | 17 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 94 | 23 | — | 473 | 454 | 18 | — | 29 | — | — | — | 166 | 113 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | NNE 8 | S 9 | SSE 13 | S 18 | S 17 | — | — | SW 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 50 | 48 | 44 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 58 | 28 | 2 | 31 | 25 | 23 | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SW 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 181 | 26 | 432 | 1827 | 3612 | 2716 | 1063 | 1764 | 2375 | 37 | 33 | 60 | 30 | 973 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 53 | 118 | 68 | 122 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 121 | 121 | 294 | 118 | 118 |
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