Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sponge bay today (25 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 12AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Sponge bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | E 10 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 16 | SSW 6 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 49 | 55 | 12 | 121 | 125 | 174 | 166 | 169 | 160 | 173 | 182 | 199 | 242 | 247 | 419 | 384 | 652 | 723 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | 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 | on |
High Tide | 1:42PM1.82m | 1:52AM1.78m | 2:25PM1.76m | 2:39AM1.70m | 3:12PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:52PM0.75m | 8:14AM0.67m | 8:41PM0.79m | 9:00AM0.72m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | ESE 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 49 | 55 | 114 | 121 | 125 | 174 | 166 | 169 | 160 | 151 | 80 | 78 | 82 | 108 | 135 | 384 | 288 | 382 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | NNE 5 | SE 18 | SE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 15 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 49 | 77 | 111 | 173 | 116 | 114 | 242 | 233 | 419 | 18 | 444 | 367 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 4 | SE 19 | SE 18 | SE 18 | NE 8 | S 8 | S 18 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | E 11 | E 12 | S 16 | — | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 12 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 79 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 166 | 199 | 82 | 98 | 20 | — | 17 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 6 | NNE 3 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | S 8 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 27 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 56 | 182 | 160 | 194 | 247 | 311 | 192 | 652 | 723 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 57 | 68 | 68 | 10 | 42 | 42 | 10 | 68 | 68 | 68 |
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