Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sponge bay today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 5PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sponge bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2324 | 2058 | 969 | 734 | 721 | 560 | 560 | 477 | 363 | 493 | 1187 | 1220 | 1080 | 990 | 854 | 594 | 529 | 435 | 480 | 407 | 298 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:28AM1.91m | 11:47PM1.92m | 12:16PM1.90m | 00:32AM1.88m | 1:05PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31PM0.52m | 6:09AM0.46m | 6:20PM0.54m | 6:56AM0.45m | 7:14PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 991 | 862 | 791 | 652 | 570 | 560 | 560 | 477 | 363 | 328 | 1187 | 1220 | 1080 | 990 | 854 | 594 | 529 | 435 | 480 | 407 | 298 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 19 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 57 | 142 | 99 | 91 | 88 | 87 | 37 | 89 | 196 | 493 | 114 | 55 | 125 | 123 | 437 | 264 | 258 | 169 | 41 | 37 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 17 | NE 16 | SE 14 | S 20 | S 19 | SE 18 | SSE 17 | SE 13 | SE 12 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 118 | 8 | 29 | 84 | 336 | 132 | 232 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 89 | 90 | 87 | 43 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | 2324 | 2058 | 969 | 734 | 721 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 53 | 122 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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