Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sponge bay today (03 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 10PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Sponge bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat night, light winds from the ESE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 78 | 121 | 116 | 155 | 390 | 561 | 498 | 1748 | 814 | 649 | 529 | 488 | 414 | 393 | 331 | 314 | 303 | 229 | 191 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:08AM1.87m | 12:41PM1.95m | 1:04AM1.82m | 1:40PM1.90m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:00PM0.57m | 6:27AM0.52m | 6:58PM0.62m | 7:24AM0.57m | 8:00PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 78 | 121 | 116 | 63 | 160 | 175 | 498 | 1159 | 814 | 649 | 529 | 488 | 414 | 393 | 331 | 314 | 303 | 229 | 191 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | E 16 | E 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NE 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 16 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 390 | 561 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | NE 16 | S 20 | SSE 18 | E 17 | E 15 | — | NE 15 | E 15 | NE 9 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 8 | 64 | 6 | 4 | — | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 |
| kJ | 48 | 32 | 93 | 155 | 297 | 298 | 202 | 1748 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 307 | 298 | 112 | 294 | 119 | 294 | 290 | 294 | 298 | 294 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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