Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sponge bay today (28 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 9AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sponge bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wed 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 914 | 914 | 833 | 757 | 720 | 676 | 562 | 837 | 646 | 679 | 573 | 863 | 710 | 719 | 1112 | 820 | 983 | 1267 | 1335 | 783 | 1151 | 974 | 773 | 637 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:08AM1.72m | 4:43PM1.73m | 4:57AM1.67m | 5:37PM1.71m | 5:47AM1.66m | 6:30PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:23AM0.65m | 10:55PM0.78m | 11:12AM0.68m | 11:49PM0.80m | 12:01PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | 4:55 |
mm | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 914 | 914 | 833 | 757 | 720 | 676 | 562 | 837 | 646 | 679 | 573 | 863 | 710 | 719 | 666 | 820 | 749 | 672 | 612 | 573 | 506 | 528 | 529 | 523 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | — | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 394 | 362 | 253 | 516 | 446 | 331 | 280 | 207 | — | 96 | 51 | 50 | 47 | 25 | 113 | 469 | 983 | 1267 | 1335 | 783 | 1151 | 974 | 773 | 637 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 19 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | SSE 20 | SE 20 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 39 | 33 | 207 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 33 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 432 | 16 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 9 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 43 | 42 | 28 | 116 | 50 | 124 | 176 | 240 | 181 | 389 | 275 | 341 | 1112 | 315 | 248 | 216 | 160 | 135 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 113 | 113 | 45 | 45 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 45 | 118 | 112 | 43 | 44 | 36 | 5 |
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