Sponge bay Surf Break
Lat Long: 38.70° S 178.06° E

Sponge bay, New Zealand Weather Observations

Weather Forecast for Sponge bay

Issued: 11 am 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sponge bay sea temperature is
15.3° C

Normal for this time of year

Sponge bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Sponge bay based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Sponge bay right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Sponge bay

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Gisborne Airport

9 km WNW240 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear skies
30
fresh winds from the SW
(30 km/h at 230°)
12.3 °C20 km
20 km

no observation

Gisborne Airport

9 km WNW240 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear skies
30
fresh winds from the SW
(30 km/h at 230°)
12.3 °C20 km
20 km

no observation

Mahia Automatic Weather Station

47 km S136 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
60
near gales from the SW
(59 km/h at 230°)
9.1 °C-
-

no observation

Hicks Bay

130 km N240 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
25
moderate winds from the S
(24 km/h at 180°)
14.4 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

WhakataneAeroAws

132 km WNW7 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear skies
30
fresh winds from the SSW
(30 km/h at 200°)
15.2 °C20 km
20 km

no observation

Napier Airport

133 km SSW240 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear skies
40
strong winds from the SW
(39 km/h at 220°)
11.9 °C20 km
20 km

no observation

Te Awa wx

133 km SSW21 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
15
light winds from the SSW
(16 km/h at 194°)
35
12 °C-
-
-
-
0

Kawerau

138 km W60 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 199°)
10
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

Te Mata Peak

148 km SSW100 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
70
gales from the SW
(70 km/h at 229°)
95
10.1 °C-
-
-
-
0

Burma Rd HB

148 km SSW414 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
5
light winds from the SSW
(6 km/h at 202°)
10
14.2 °C-
-
-
-
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Sponge bay and within an acceptable time window.

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