Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sponge bay today (24 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 11PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 24). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Sponge bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the S by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Sat 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | S 8 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 173 | 141 | 102 | 101 | 60 | 62 | 91 | 61 | 383 | 363 | 282 | 383 | 660 | 1520 | 1403 | 599 | 2110 | 1060 | 951 | 917 | 815 | 706 | 622 | 676 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:41PM1.90m | 1:53AM1.93m | 2:27PM1.87m | 2:37AM1.85m | 3:11PM1.82m | 3:22AM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:45PM0.68m | 8:12AM0.59m | 8:34PM0.70m | 8:54AM0.60m | 9:20PM0.73m | 9:37AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — |
 | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 173 | 141 | 102 | 101 | 60 | 394 | 388 | 397 | 383 | 363 | 282 | 333 | 367 | 659 | 644 | 557 | 808 | 1060 | 951 | 917 | 815 | 706 | 622 | 676 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | — | — | — | — | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | NE 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 71 | — | — | — | — | 62 | 64 | 40 | 37 | 34 | 17 | 145 | — | 371 | 472 | 599 | 415 | 263 | 217 | 263 | 214 | 161 | 136 | 96 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 21 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | 61 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | SSW 4 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | S 6 |
| kJ | 90 | 156 | 244 | 322 | 330 | 1058 | 1575 | — | — | 16 | 167 | 383 | 660 | 1520 | 1403 | — | 2110 | — | — | — | — | — | 356 | 89 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 88 | 351 | 88 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 68 | 121 | 97 | 42 | 97 | 98 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 36 | 10 |
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