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Sponge bay surf Forecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 16 Apr 2024 NZST
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Sponge bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sponge bay sea temperature is 18.2°C (Statistics for 16 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 18.1 °C max: 19.2 °C min: 16.6 °C)
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Sponge bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sponge bay sea temperature is 18.2°C (Statistics for 16 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 18.1 °C max: 19.2 °C min: 16.6 °C)


How big are the waves at Sponge bay today?

The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 5PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

Table - waves today at Sponge bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.6
E
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
1.6
S
1.7
SSE
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.2
S
Period(s) (?)11111111141415151015151515151514141421191716151413131415151514141414141313121111111010111115151514141413137788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)2091541511496365717169424242737873706663852743043292222101841351152282962882182152131581079955504339373643464775167242297289269201178233262717804850728627
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
ESE
15
E
10
NE
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
SE
10
E
5
NNE
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
5
WSW
5
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crossoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
ononononononononononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:52AM
1.77
12:23AM
1.85
12:50PM
1.72
1:20AM
1.81
2:05PM
1.71
2:24AM
1.79
3:22PM
1.74
3:30AM
1.80
4:11PM
1.78
4:20AM
1.83
4:48PM
1.82
4:58AM
1.86
5:22PM
1.84
5:33AM
1.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:49AM
0.71
6:10PM
0.72
6:48AM
0.76
7:08PM
0.78
7:51AM
0.78
8:12PM
0.80
8:52AM
0.76
9:19PM
0.78
9:44AM
0.73
10:09PM
0.74
10:29AM
0.69
10:48PM
0.69
11:08AM
0.64
11:24PM
0.64
11:45AM
0.59
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Sunrise--6:35-------6:37-------6:37-------6:39-------6:39-------6:41-------6:41-------6:43-
Sunset----5:37-------5:36-------5:34-------5:32-------5:31-------5:30-------5:29-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131315191716151413131518171616161513141616171413121316212118171615141516171615161717182023191716161616171716151616151515
Feels °C (?)101013171415131210101316151515151412131514171198912181715151415141414171514161716181921171615151514131212121314131414

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