Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sponge bay today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 3AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sponge bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 94 | 199 | 172 | 133 | 127 | 98 | 94 | 75 | 56 | 85 | 219 | 265 | 233 | 222 | 174 | 105 | 78 |
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 | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:40PM1.91m | 10:09AM1.91m | 10:25PM1.84m | 10:53AM1.85m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56AM0.53m | 4:21PM0.61m | 4:43AM0.61m | 5:07PM0.67m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 94 | 199 | 172 | 133 | 127 | 98 | 94 | 75 | 56 | 85 | 219 | 265 | 233 | 222 | 174 | 105 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 9 | ENE 5 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 59 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 28 | 53 | 30 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 24 | 32 | 36 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | S 15 | S 14 | ENE 6 | S 14 | NE 6 | S 18 | E 12 | S 17 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 65 | 65 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | — | — | — | NW 2 | N 4 | — | NNE 3 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 15 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 198 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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