Sponge bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.70° S 178.06° E

Issued: 12 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Sponge bay sea temperature is

14.3°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 (22 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 6AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	14s
Afternoon (22 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	13s
Evening (22 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 22								Friday 23								Saturday 24
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	143	107	348	384	342	265	178	158	105	90	86	109	83	81	81	80	92	86	91	186	213	201	261	196
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NW	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	SW	W	WSW	W	SSW	SSE	SSE	ENE	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNE	N	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	on	on	cross-on	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		3:10AM1.71m				3:35PM1.82m					4:05AM1.76m				4:28PM1.86m				4:54AM1.83m				5:16PM1.91m
Low Tide				9:22AM0.75m				10:00PM0.68m					10:15AM0.69m				10:47PM0.62m				11:03AM0.62m


	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:34	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	16	17	19	19	15	15	13	13	15	16	15	14	13	13	14	15	20	24	26	21	16
Feels °C	11	10	10	14	13	16	19	13	13	11	12	12	12	12	14	11	10	11	12	17	20	21	15	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12
kJ	143	107	348	384	342	265	178	158	105	90	86	109	83	81	81	80	92	86	84	83	213	201	261	196
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	E 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	ENE 3	ENE 4	ENE 4	NE 4	E 10	E 10	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	S 17	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 14	SE 9	SE 9	ENE 3	ENE 6
kJ	27	50	3	6	6	5	2	2	1	1	2	2	17	30	30	15	6	52	91	186	81	62	1	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	NE 12	NE 12	—	—	—	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	—	E 8	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SE 13	E 9	SSE 12	SSE 12	E 14	E 14	E 14
kJ	3	6	23	—	—	—	3	2	2	2	—	1	2	2	2	2	2	6	2	15	14	4	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	ENE 2	ENE 3	NE 4	—	SW 2	SW 3	SW 3	S 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	1	2	6	—	1	4	2	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Sponge bay Gisborne and Mahia	Sponge bay Gisborne and Mahia	Sponge bay Gisborne and Mahia	Sponge bay Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Sponge bay Gisborne and Mahia	Sponge bay Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Tuahine Point Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Pines Gisborne and Mahia	Tuahine Point Gisborne and Mahia	Tracks Gisborne and Mahia	Last Chance Gisborne and Mahia	Oraka Beach 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	Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Pines Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	44	0	0	3	1	3	1	45	36	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Makorori Centre	Wainui Beach - Whales	Blacks Reef	Tuamotu Island	Makorori Centre	Wainui Beach - Stockroute	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Table Cape Reefs	Last Chance	Table Cape Reefs	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Diners Beach	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Wainui Beach - Whales	Rolling Stones	Diners Beach
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	5	4	3	2	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	7	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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