Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sponge bay today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 2AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 2.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sponge bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Mon night, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 131 | 288 | 1350 | 1521 | 2194 | 1941 | 1474 | 1265 | 932 | 782 | 659 | 291 | 266 | 239 | 187 | 163 | 159 | 119 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:45PM1.84m | 2:13AM1.74m | 2:51PM1.83m | 3:33AM1.75m | 4:11PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:06PM0.66m | 8:34AM0.56m | 9:17PM0.66m | 9:47AM0.55m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 131 | 288 | 547 | 867 | 992 | 865 | 711 | 645 | 548 | 423 | 319 | 291 | 266 | 239 | 187 | 163 | 159 | 119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 15 | E 10 | NE 16 | NE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | E 17 | E 17 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 10 | E 16 | — | — | — | NE 17 | NE 18 | NE 17 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | E 14 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | 11 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1350 | 1521 | 2194 | 1941 | 1474 | 1265 | 932 | 782 | 659 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 3 | 3 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 110 | 5 | 0 |
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