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Sponge bay surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
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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
16.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sponge bay today?
The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 2AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sponge bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the S by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 8 | SSE 14 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 16 | SSE 14 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 7 | S 8 | S 14 | SSE 14 | |
20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 18 | 38 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 92 | 324 | 468 | 437 | 361 | 428 | 494 | 2004 | 1230 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 10:59PM1.76m | 11:20AM1.70m | 11:50PM1.78m | 12:09PM1.70m | 00:39AM1.81m | 12:58PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23AM0.72m | 5:36PM0.76m | 6:14AM0.72m | 6:23PM0.74m | 7:04AM0.70m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | |
— | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
57 | 78 | 91 | 85 | 92 | 67 | 281 | 322 | 372 | 367 | 356 | 334 | 304 | 294 | 236 | 224 | 209 | 468 | 437 | 361 | 222 | 287 | 1247 | 1230 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | E 10 | E 10 |
7 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 62 | 102 | 56 | 38 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 14 | 92 | 324 | 202 | 191 | 149 | 273 | 253 | 78 | 77 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | — | ENE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | — | SSW 16 | SW 11 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | SW 6 | S 12 | S 12 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 |
20 | — | 21 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | — | 25 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 112 | 110 | 4 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 14 | — |
— | 239 | 327 | 318 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 131 | 428 | 494 | 2004 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 53 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 44 | 10 |
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