Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sponge bay today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 12AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Sponge bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 9 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 220 | 320 | 268 | 233 | 339 | 539 | 491 | 1157 | 2910 | 5220 | 4665 | 4380 | 5137 | 6159 | 6301 | 5625 | 4901 | 4155 | 3549 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:43PM1.98m | 10:00AM1.91m | 10:23PM1.98m | 10:42AM1.92m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:24PM0.54m | 4:00AM0.54m | 4:05PM0.52m | 4:41AM0.50m | 4:47PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 220 | 320 | 268 | 233 | 339 | 539 | 491 | 579 | 1475 | 2817 | 2563 | 2429 | 2694 | 3138 | 3146 | 2781 | 2426 | 2104 | 1744 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 20 | S 7 | E 12 | SSE 14 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 32 | 31 | 29 | 64 | 37 | 97 | 3 | 504 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 7 | S 9 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 83 | 286 | 270 | 1157 | 2910 | 5220 | 4665 | 4380 | 5137 | 6159 | 6301 | 5625 | 4901 | 4155 | 3549 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 119 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 294 | 125 | 125 | 126 | 138 | 133 | 133 | 119 | 115 |
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