Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sponge bay today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 4AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sponge bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue night, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 157 | 285 | 130 | 251 | 496 | 270 | 327 | 724 | 703 | 749 | 773 | 716 | 655 | 612 | 645 | 247 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 2:43AM1.66m | 3:11PM1.74m | 3:49AM1.71m | 4:18PM1.80m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41PM0.79m | 8:59AM0.81m | 9:39PM0.76m | 9:59AM0.75m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 17 | S 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 93 | 110 | 130 | 110 | 268 | 92 | 134 | 354 | 372 | 386 | 426 | 379 | 370 | 309 | 273 | 247 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | ESE 12 | E 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | E 16 | E 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 28 | 27 | 58 | 54 | 55 | 13 | 2 | 124 | 110 | 107 | 73 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 11 | S 11 | E 10 | E 16 | E 13 | — | ESE 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 8 | 60 | 60 | 13 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | — | 21 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 7 | — | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | 45 | 157 | 285 | — | 251 | 496 | 270 | 327 | 724 | 703 | 749 | 773 | 716 | 655 | 612 | 645 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 53 | 119 | 295 | 295 | 112 | 115 | 42 | 42 | 119 | 125 | 44 | 10 | 1 |
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