Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sponge bay today (19 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 10PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Sponge bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 7 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 346 | 312 | 225 | 215 | 156 | 92 | 85 | 278 | 660 | 2199 | 3366 | 3113 | 5283 | 2342 | 1650 | 1152 | 830 | 585 | 396 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:56PM1.72m | 12:25PM1.75m | 00:45AM1.67m | 1:14PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:56PM0.73m | 6:17AM0.76m | 6:47PM0.77m | 7:06AM0.81m | 7:43PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 346 | 312 | 225 | 215 | 156 | 69 | 66 | 45 | 38 | 949 | 1567 | 1492 | 1896 | 2342 | 1650 | 1152 | 830 | 585 | 396 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | NE 10 | S 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 11 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 81 | 92 | 85 | 49 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 26 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 10 | — | — | — | ENE 10 | — | E 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | 9 | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | SW 3 | S 7 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 278 | 660 | 2199 | 3366 | 3113 | 5283 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 454 | 122 | 113 | 68 | 68 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
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