Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sponge bay today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 11AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Sponge bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 27 | 126 | 85 | 222 | 236 | 175 | 70 | 120 | 472 | 207 | 440 | 440 | 427 | 331 | 331 | 196 | 153 | 277 | 1373 | 1484 | 1433 | 1165 | 838 |
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-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:05AM1.94m | 7:42PM2.07m | 8:08AM1.95m | 8:41PM2.09m | 9:08AM1.96m | 9:40PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02AM0.54m | 1:19PM0.42m | 2:07AM0.55m | 2:19PM0.46m | 3:06AM0.56m | 3:18PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 18 | 12 | 126 | 41 | 222 | 236 | 175 | 43 | 41 | 472 | 108 | 440 | 440 | 427 | 331 | 331 | 196 | 153 | 193 | 1373 | 1484 | 1433 | 1165 | 838 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 6 | SSE 15 | E 12 | E 5 | S 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | S 11 | SSE 14 | NNE 10 | S 13 | E 12 | NE 13 | — | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | ENE 13 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 28 | 27 | 12 | 85 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 70 | 120 | 88 | 207 | 11 | 284 | 3 | 6 | — | 92 | 130 | 277 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SSE 16 | SE 12 | S 6 | ESE 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | S 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NNE 10 | NE 3 | NNE 11 | E 13 | NE 13 | SSE 22 | NE 12 | E 20 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 4 | E 17 |
| kJ | 14 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 29 | 150 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 45 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 53 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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