Sponge bay surf break

Sponge bay surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 10 Apr 2026 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
18.7° 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 8AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (11 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (11 Apr)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.9
E
2
E
2.2
E
2.5
E
3
E
3
E
3.5
E
3.5
ENE
3
E
1.9
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.6
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)101010101010101112101010101111121110101012121611
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)318325331394394470556566980818976119400002196716535379221214177282
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
45
ENE
50
ENE
55
ENE
65
NE
60
NE
55
N
40
WNW
35
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:11AM
1.75
12:33PM
1.67
1:02AM
1.76
1:27PM
1.67
1:55AM
1.78
2:25PM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:02PM
0.78
6:37AM
0.74
6:52PM
0.80
7:31AM
0.75
7:44PM
0.78
8:25AM
0.73
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise----6:31-------6:31-------6:31---
Sunset------5:45-------5:44-------5:43-
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1---111142--137447------
Temp. °C171717171818181818191920202020212121201919212119
Feels °C (?)171717161616161615161515131210121315141414171817
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