Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sponge bay today (25 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 4AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm 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 (25 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
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 27mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 102 | 101 | 60 | 62 | 38 | 422 | 392 | 288 | 362 | 660 | 862 | 1042 | 1221 | 899 | 724 | 1029 | 890 | 831 | 706 | 720 | 749 | 647 | 712 | 916 |
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 | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:53AM1.93m | 2:27PM1.87m | 2:37AM1.85m | 3:11PM1.82m | 3:22AM1.78m | 3:55PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 102 | 101 | 60 | 398 | 430 | 422 | 392 | 288 | 333 | 284 | 347 | 325 | 377 | 441 | 724 | 1029 | 890 | 831 | 706 | 720 | 749 | 647 | 712 | 916 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 62 | 38 | 40 | 37 | 34 | 261 | — | — | — | — | 1086 | 593 | 390 | 404 | 325 | 320 | 242 | 152 | 102 | 69 | 188 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 21 | SSE 19 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 69 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | SW 2 | SSW 5 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 11 | — | — | S 10 | S 6 |
| kJ | 204 | 322 | 330 | 1473 | 1126 | — | 2 | 34 | 362 | 660 | 862 | 1042 | 1221 | 899 | 1745 | 1754 | — | — | 6 | 541 | — | — | 192 | 198 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 365 | 88 | 294 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 68 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 103 | 113 | 155 | 98 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 42 | 43 | 42 | 113 | 113 | 42 |
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