Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sponge bay today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 11PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Sponge bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 480 | 407 | 298 | 283 | 237 | 233 | 229 | 191 | 160 | 132 | 245 | 192 | 147 | 117 | 89 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
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-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:05PM1.89m | 1:22AM1.83m | 1:58PM1.86m | 2:20AM1.79m | 2:55PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14PM0.57m | 7:47AM0.47m | 8:12PM0.60m | 8:44AM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | |  | | | |  |  | | |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 480 | 407 | 298 | 283 | 237 | 233 | 229 | 191 | 160 | 132 | 245 | 192 | 147 | 117 | 89 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 240 | 225 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 106 | 104 | 133 | 147 | 118 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | — | ENE 5 | NE 6 | E 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 41 | 36 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 11 | — | 3 | 37 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 6 | 3 |
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