Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sponge bay today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 6AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sponge bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, near gales from the S by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 480 | 346 | 339 | 349 | 627 | 720 | 826 | 1067 | 1939 | 3168 | 3110 | 2542 | 2107 | 2787 | 2473 | 1324 | 1126 | 932 | 880 | 849 | 1339 | 1186 | 678 | 569 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 00:18AM1.93m | 12:42PM1.87m | 00:59AM1.91m | 1:30PM1.89m | 1:45AM1.89m | 2:19PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:40AM0.49m | 6:45PM0.54m | 7:24AM0.45m | 7:35PM0.54m | 8:10AM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 19 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 480 | 346 | 339 | 349 | 627 | 720 | 410 | 441 | 402 | 73 | 73 | 64 | 2107 | 1624 | 1391 | 1324 | 1126 | 932 | 880 | 849 | 800 | 754 | 678 | 569 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 33 | 145 | 147 | 295 | 349 | 402 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 57 | 90 | 82 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 10 | 78 | 75 | 110 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSE 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 55 | 33 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 49 | 24 | 24 | 45 | 20 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 18 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 8 | — |
| kJ | 40 | 208 | — | — | — | — | 826 | 1067 | 1939 | 3168 | 3110 | 2542 | 33 | 2787 | 2473 | 614 | 535 | 392 | 333 | 257 | 1339 | 1186 | 169 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 10 | 3 | 36 | 42 | 68 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 118 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 53 | 43 | 10 | 53 | 10 | 10 |
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