Sponge bay surf break

Sponge bay surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 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
19.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sponge bay today?

The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 12AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)--
Afternoon (01 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (01 Apr)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
1.3
SSE
2
SSE
1.4
SSE
2
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)1667151414131313131313131312121212121217171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12411935082716671653817812689587596520484476447383383371365304368437798649
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
35
SSE
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
N
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:06PM
1.86
6:26AM
1.94
6:50PM
1.90
7:07AM
1.96
7:31PM
1.93
7:44AM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:09AM
0.53
12:38PM
0.53
12:54AM
0.49
1:21PM
0.48
1:35AM
0.48
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise------7:20-------7:22-------7:22-
Sunset-7:02-------7:01-------7:00------
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-21---------------------
Temp. °C181615151414141515151413121213151515141313131417
Feels °C (?)13101010910101010111111101012131313121110101214
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