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Sponge bay surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
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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
15.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Sponge bay today (02 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 10AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 02). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (02 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (02 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sponge bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Tue morning, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thursday 4 | Fri 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 13 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | E 8 | S 13 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | |
3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 124 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 35 | 101 | 99 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:52AM1.69m | 7:31PM1.75m | 7:41AM1.68m | 8:16PM1.75m | 8:32AM1.69m | 9:03PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:58AM0.73m | 1:06PM0.63m | 1:48AM0.74m | 1:52PM0.67m | 2:37AM0.74m | 2:42PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | |
— | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | |
— | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
13 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | S 12 | S 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | E 8 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
101 | 3 | 4 | 328 | 118 | 294 | 124 | 265 | 221 | 188 | 180 | 173 | 135 | 101 | 99 | 73 | 69 | 50 | 49 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 15 | S 14 | E 12 | ENE 10 | S 13 | ENE 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 154 | 3 | 69 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | E 13 | S 13 | S 17 | S 15 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | E 13 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | E 10 | E 12 |
2 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — |
520 | 128 | 274 | 1891 | 1624 | 2441 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 298 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
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