Sponge bay Surf Break

Sponge bay, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 38.70° S 178.06° E

Issued: 11 pm 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sponge bay sea temperature is
15.2° 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
10
light winds from the WSW
(11 km/h at 240°)
10.0 °C10 km
10 km

no observation

Gisborne Airport

9 km WNW240 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear skies
10
light winds from the WSW
(11 km/h at 240°)
10.0 °C10 km
10 km

no observation

Mahia Automatic Weather Station

47 km S136 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
40
strong winds from the SSW
(41 km/h at 210°)
9.9 °C-
-

no observation

Wairoa

67 km SSW8 m above sea level

3 hours ago
dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 151 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
10 °C-
-
-
-
0

Hicks Bay

130 km N240 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
30
moderate winds from the S
(28 km/h at 180°)
10.8 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

WhakataneAeroAws

132 km WNW7 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear skies
10
light winds from the SSW
(11 km/h at 200°)
5.5 °C20 km
20 km

no observation

Napier Airport

133 km SSW240 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear skies
15
light winds from the WSW
(15 km/h at 240°)
7.7 °C10 km
10 km

no observation

Te Awa wx

133 km SSW21 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 244°)
15
7 °C-
-
-
-
0

Kawerau

138 km W60 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 277°)
0
2 °C-
-
-
-
0

Te Mata Peak

148 km SSW100 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
45
strong winds from the SW
(44 km/h at 230°)
55
5.9 °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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