Sponge bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.70° S 178.06° E

Issued: 11 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Sponge bay sea temperature is

13.6° 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 (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 6PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	10s
Evening (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s

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 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 15					Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 11	E 13	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 18	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	40	39	20	30	39	86	34	70	172	201	273	569	657	779	880	1055	1029	1136	1154	1067	1052	936	857	742
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNW	NE	N	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	S	W	NW	NW	NE	ENE	ENE	N	NNW	NNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					6:35PM1.99m				7:00AM1.91m				7:34PM2.06m				7:58AM1.95m				8:28PM2.11m
Low Tide			12:10PM0.44m				00:58AM0.57m				1:10PM0.44m				1:58AM0.54m				2:07PM0.45m				2:51AM0.53m


	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20
	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	5:07
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	15	17	15	13	13	12	12	12	16	17	15	14	12	10	10	10	13	12	12	11	10	9	9
Feels °C	8	13	15	13	10	10	9	8	8	14	14	12	10	9	8	8	8	12	10	10	9	8	6	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 11	E 13	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 18	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14
kJ	40	39	20	18	39	86	34	70	172	201	273	569	657	779	880	1055	1029	1136	1154	1067	1052	936	857	742
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 21	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 14	S 19	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 15	E 20	E 13	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 5	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 11
kJ	2	9	15	30	18	7	20	35	4	7	87	6	5	20	17	34	15	8	90	214	301	456	366	202
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	S 9	ESE 7	ESE 7	S 19	S 16	S 16	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 18	—	—	SW 10	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	SSE 18	S 15	S 15	S 15	SSW 14
kJ	6	2	5	5	7	5	5	24	6	6	6	—	—	4	5	19	18	18	18	64	119	161	155	170
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	—	—	NE 5	NNE 5	—	—	—	NW 4	SW 8	—	—	—	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	1	—	—	1	2	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	—	9	57	74	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Wainui Beach - Pines Gisborne and Mahia	Tuahine Point Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Pines Gisborne and Mahia	Tuahine Point Gisborne and Mahia	Sponge bay Gisborne and Mahia	Sponge bay Gisborne and Mahia	Sponge bay Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Pines Gisborne and Mahia	Sponge bay Gisborne and Mahia	Sponge bay Gisborne and Mahia	Sponge bay Gisborne and Mahia	Sponge bay Gisborne and Mahia	Sponge bay Gisborne and Mahia	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Tuahine Point Gisborne and Mahia	Sponge bay Gisborne and Mahia	Sponge bay Gisborne and Mahia	Sponge bay Gisborne and Mahia	Sponge bay Gisborne and Mahia	Sponge bay Gisborne and Mahia	Sponge bay Gisborne and Mahia	Sponge bay Gisborne and Mahia	Sponge bay Gisborne and Mahia	Sponge bay Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	3	1	3	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	42	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Makorori Point	Makorori Centre	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Makorori Centre	Mahia Spit	Makorori Centre	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Tuamotu Island	Tuamotu Island	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Diners Beach
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Shingles West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	5	1	4	5	4	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	5	4	4	5	4	7	4	4	7	4
Header Global	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	The Hoek South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	8	7	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	5	5	7	5

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