Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sponge bay today (30 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 2PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Sponge bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Fri 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 19 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1209 | 1499 | 1180 | 974 | 773 | 621 | 498 | 478 | 399 | 386 | 386 | 402 | 535 | 524 | 441 | 432 | 432 | 360 | 302 | 296 | 302 | 319 | 332 | 374 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:30PM1.71m | 6:38AM1.67m | 7:19PM1.74m | 7:29AM1.70m | 8:04PM1.78m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:01PM0.69m | 00:44AM0.80m | 12:50PM0.70m | 1:36AM0.78m | 1:38PM0.69m | 2:23AM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 |
 | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | 4:57 |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 599 | 573 | 495 | 528 | 518 | 529 | 454 | 454 | 399 | 386 | 386 | 402 | 535 | 524 | 441 | 432 | 432 | 360 | 302 | 296 | 302 | 319 | 332 | 374 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 19 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 1209 | 1499 | 1180 | 974 | 773 | 621 | 498 | 478 | 384 | 346 | 261 | 249 | 238 | 181 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 180 | 152 | 143 | 98 | 89 | 60 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 20 | S 8 | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | 624 | 135 | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 145 | — | 110 | 203 | 198 | 79 | 142 | 134 | 126 | 82 | 55 | 53 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 191 | 138 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 118 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 36 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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