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Sponge bay surf break

Sponge bay surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 21 Nov 2025 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
16.8° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Sponge bay today?

The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 3PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 21). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (21 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (21 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
E
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.6
SSW
0.3
SSE
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
Period(s) (?)161616161616151515151565446613131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5555555444410141133614141414131313
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
S
20
SE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
5
SE
0
W
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		oncross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		crossglassglasscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:19AM
1.79
7:24PM
1.74
8:00AM
1.78
8:06PM
1.71
8:44AM
1.76
8:55PM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:25PM
0.69
1:40AM
0.59
2:11PM
0.71
2:21AM
0.62
3:01PM
0.72
3:07AM
0.67
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Sunrise-------5:41-------5:39-------5:39
Sunset---8:05-------8:06-------8:07----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------------1---
Temp. °C222224252018161718171717161514141616171716151415
Feels °C (?)211921211616141617141616161514141514151717151315
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