Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sponge bay today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 5AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Sponge bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 478 | 610 | 706 | 687 | 602 | 671 | 554 | 481 | 582 | 568 | 428 | 394 | 347 | 237 | 222 | 171 | 157 | 105 | 339 | 373 | 331 | 257 | 213 | 153 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:19AM1.68m | 1:48PM1.76m | 2:13AM1.68m | 2:40PM1.79m | 3:10AM1.71m | 3:35PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:38AM0.81m | 8:18PM0.75m | 8:29AM0.80m | 9:10PM0.73m | 9:22AM0.75m | 10:00PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 478 | 610 | 706 | 687 | 602 | 671 | 554 | 481 | 582 | 568 | 428 | 394 | 347 | 237 | 222 | 171 | 157 | 105 | 339 | 373 | 331 | 257 | 213 | 153 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ESE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 17 | SSE 16 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 24 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 50 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | — | ESE 6 | ENE 10 | — | — | E 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | NE 12 | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 10 | — | — | 2 | 10 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 23 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 44 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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