Sponge bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.70° S 178.06° E

Issued: 11 am 14 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 5PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s 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 Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 14					Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 11	E 13	ESE 10	ESE 14	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 18	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	29	28	31	33	19	34	46	41	40	39	33	30	39	86	35	70	172	201	270	569	657	770	848	881
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	E	N	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				5:25PM1.93m				5:56AM1.87m					6:35PM1.99m				7:00AM1.91m				7:34PM2.06m
Low Tide		11:06AM0.44m				11:47PM0.59m					12:10PM0.44m				00:58AM0.57m				1:10PM0.44m				1:58AM0.54m


	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20
	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	5:06
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	15	14	13	13	12	12	13	15	16	14	13	13	12	12	12	15	16	15	14	12	10	10
Feels °C	10	11	12	11	10	10	9	8	9	13	14	13	10	9	8	8	8	11	11	11	11	10	7	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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 18	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16
kJ	26	26	31	33	19	34	46	41	40	39	33	20	39	86	35	70	172	201	270	569	657	770	848	881
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 12	ENE 6	ENE 6	ESE 12	E 12	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 14	S 19	ESE 13	ESE 10	S 15	S 17	E 13	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 6	S 6
kJ	29	28	3	3	15	12	1	1	1	1	15	30	18	7	34	35	4	6	87	6	5	20	12	12
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	NE 6	SSE 12	S 12	ENE 4	NE 4	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 16	S 20	S 19	S 16	S 16	S 18	S 18	E 20	S 18	—	—	SW 10	S 16	S 16
kJ	8	5	14	11	2	1	2	2	2	2	5	8	7	5	5	24	6	7	6	—	—	4	5	19
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	NNE 5	—	NE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 5	—	—	—	NW 2	—	NW 3	NW 3	—	W 10	SW 5	—	—
kJ	16	19	—	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	1	—	2	1	—	7	6	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Sponge bay Gisborne and Mahia	Sponge bay Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Pines Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Last Chance Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Pines Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Pines Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Pines Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Pines Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Pines Gisborne and Mahia	Tuahine Point Gisborne and Mahia	Sponge bay Gisborne and Mahia	Sponge bay Gisborne and Mahia	Tuahine Point Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Pines Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Pines Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Pines Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Pines Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Pines Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Sponge bay Gisborne and Mahia	Tuahine Point 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	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	2	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	3	5	36	3	3	3	3	3	1	0	0	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	0	1	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Point	Wainui Beach - Whales	Last Chance	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Diners Beach	Wainui Beach - Stockroute	Makorori Centre	Diners Beach	Makorori Centre
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Shingles West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	1	4	5	5	5	6	7	5	1	4	4	1	3	5	1	1	2	2	3	4	4	4	5
Header Global	Bancoora Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Puertecillo Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Antiques Maldives	Balnarring Point Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Bali Village Indonesia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	7	7	6	9	9	6	8	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	9	9

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