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Sponge bay surf Forecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 26 Apr 2024 NZST
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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 17.6°C (Statistics for 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.5 °C max: 18.8 °C min: 16.1 °C)
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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 17.6°C (Statistics for 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.5 °C max: 18.8 °C min: 16.1 °C)


How big are the waves at Sponge bay today?

The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 4PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (26 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (26 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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

Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Gisborne and Mahia

  1. Excellent coditions most of the day with a touch of breeze early afternoon not quite spoiling it. Busy for a weekday because of school holidays. Sunny. Offshore early and late. Waves about head-high.

    Makorori Centre, 7 km away
  2. eyeball reporterMember Report Excellent coditions most of the day with a touch of a breeze early afternoon. Busy for a weekday because of school holidays. Sunny. Offshore early and late. Waves about head-high.

    Makorori Centre, 7 km away
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Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.3
SSW
1
S
0.6
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.6
SSE
1
E
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
2.4
E
1.6
ESE
2.3
E
2.5
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
4
S
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
S
3
S
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
0.7
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
Period(s) (?)141313131577766699910109999991099911131314141488891071212121199999999910109191817161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)6158343221331376255121692532981001031251006865654747464241417098101611131561411602343251193292140616212067206923712306184816661487137712561203502469469359371553795696645498
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
30
SE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
40
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononglasscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:19AM
1.85
7:52PM
1.88
8:01AM
1.81
8:35PM
1.86
8:48AM
1.77
9:20PM
1.84
9:39AM
1.75
10:09PM
1.83
10:30AM
1.74
11:02PM
1.83
11:20AM
1.75
11:56PM
1.84
12:13PM
1.76
12:51AM
1.87
1:11PM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:36PM
0.52
2:03AM
0.61
2:16PM
0.55
2:50AM
0.62
3:00PM
0.60
3:38AM
0.65
3:51PM
0.64
4:28AM
0.67
4:45PM
0.65
5:20AM
0.68
5:38PM
0.64
6:16AM
0.67
6:31PM
0.62
7:13AM
0.63
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise6:46-------6:47-------6:48-------6:48-------6:48-------6:50-------6:50-------6:52---
Sunset--5:23-------5:22-------5:21-------5:20-------5:19-------5:17-------5:16-------5:15-
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Rain (mm)
--------------------------1---1111224815147212211-----11-----1
Temp. °C172121181413121112141413121111111215151514131212131415151515151516151516151516151515151515141415151716151514141413141515
Feels °C (?)14181916966681010109888912101111101010121211111112111112101011109119898887811111413121313131312141313

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