Sponge bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.70° S 178.06° E

Issued: 11 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Sponge bay sea temperature is

13.8° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Sponge bay today (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 2AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	12s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Evening (14 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
		Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thursday 16
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	E 13	ESE 10	ESE 14	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 17
Wave Graph
kJ	57	42	44	53	29	28	32	33	19	34	46	41	40	39	20	37	39	86	35	70	172	201	229	550
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	ENE	N	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				4:47AM1.84m				5:25PM1.93m				5:56AM1.87m					6:35PM1.99m				7:00AM1.91m
Low Tide		10:33PM0.58m				11:06AM0.44m				11:47PM0.59m					12:10PM0.44m				00:58AM0.57m				1:10PM0.44m


	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	11	12	12	12	15	16	15	13	13	12	12	13	15	17	14	13	12	13	12	12	15	17	14
Feels °C	6	8	9	10	9	12	13	12	10	10	9	8	9	13	15	13	10	8	9	8	8	11	14	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	E 13	ESE 10	ESE 14	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 17
kJ	57	42	44	42	26	26	32	33	19	34	46	41	40	39	20	37	39	86	35	70	172	201	229	550
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	NE 6	ENE 6	ESE 12	E 12	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 4	S 9	ESE 12	S 17	ESE 14	S 19	ESE 13	ESE 10	S 15	S 18	E 13	S 17
kJ	18	34	33	53	29	28	5	4	15	12	2	1	1	2	15	5	18	7	34	35	4	6	87	23
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	SSE 9	SSE 9	NE 5	E 10	ENE 6	SSE 12	S 12	ENE 4	NE 4	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 21	S 16	S 20	S 19	S 16	S 16	S 17	S 18	S 14	S 18	NE 10
kJ	36	16	15	1	8	3	14	11	2	1	2	2	2	9	5	8	29	5	5	24	6	4	6	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 3	—	NE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	—	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 4	—	—	WNW 2	NW 2	NW 2	NW 3	N 10	—
kJ	3	—	5	9	17	—	53	41	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	1	1	1	2	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	36	36	3	3	3	3	1	4	1	0	3	3	3	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Shingles West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	1	1	5	5	6	6	6	5	1	1	1	4	1	4	2	4	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	9	8	8	9	7	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	9	5	6

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