Sponge bay surf break

Sponge bay surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 01 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
20.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sponge bay today?

The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 9AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (01 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (01 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
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
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
ESE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.3
SSE
1
S
1.6
SSE
3
SSW
2.5
S
2.2
SSE
2.3
SSE
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
2.2
SSE
3.5
S
Period(s) (?)6666666661357888999910101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)626254433534431021345824796010186828512098198521452451250322677641849
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
20
NW
20
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:30AM
1.81
5:13PM
1.74
5:51AM
1.85
6:20PM
1.80
6:51AM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:09PM
0.58
10:55AM
0.68
11:24PM
0.56
12:08PM
0.64
12:27AM
0.52
1:06PM
0.57
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise---6:50-------6:50-------6:52----
Sunset-------7:49-------7:47-------7:45
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------212212322221-
Temp. °C161513131620201918171413121314131212121212131515
Feels °C (?)1413111114171717161476555323333467
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