Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sponge bay today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 11AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Sponge bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 12 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 121 | 125 | 174 | 163 | 169 | 160 | 147 | 484 | 637 | 639 | 617 | 675 | 384 | 733 | 597 | 655 | 654 | 817 | 1367 | 1927 | 2058 | 1933 | 2130 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:52AM1.78m | 2:25PM1.76m | 2:39AM1.70m | 3:12PM1.71m | 3:34AM1.65m | 4:09PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:14AM0.67m | 8:41PM0.79m | 9:00AM0.72m | 9:33PM0.82m | 9:52AM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 121 | 125 | 174 | 163 | 169 | 160 | 119 | 186 | 245 | 257 | 291 | 299 | 384 | 344 | 280 | 280 | 274 | 307 | 524 | 721 | 747 | 1866 | 815 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | SE 8 | NE 5 | SE 18 | SE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | E 11 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 15 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 4 | 49 | 77 | 111 | 147 | 116 | 199 | 242 | 236 | 419 | 18 | 396 | 361 | 384 | 461 | 447 | 534 | 604 | 633 | — | 775 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 19 | SE 18 | SE 18 | NE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | ESE 16 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | S 16 | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 14 | 13 | 49 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 166 | 85 | 82 | 98 | 5 | — | 17 | 16 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | SW 8 | SSW 4 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 78 | 484 | 637 | 639 | 617 | 675 | 346 | 733 | 597 | 655 | 654 | 817 | 1367 | 1927 | 2058 | 1933 | 2130 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 42 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 42 | 42 | 53 | 118 | 68 | 53 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 |
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