Sponge bay Surf Break
Lat Long: 38.70° S 178.06° E

Sponge bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Sponge bay

Issued: 5 am 04 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Sponge bay sea temperature is
15.2° C

Slightly cooler than normal

Sponge bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sponge bay today (04 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 12PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jun)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (04 Jun)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (04 Jun)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sun
7
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
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
29
28
27
25
23
22
20
20
10
9
9
8
6
8
8
15
7
7
7
15
15
17
29
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:32AM1.69m
9:03PM1.76m
9:23AM1.71m
9:52PM1.79m
10:11AM1.73m
10:42PM1.82m
Low Tide
2:37AM0.74m
2:42PM0.70m
3:26AM0.73m
3:33PM0.72m
4:14AM0.72m
4:22PM0.71m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
4
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
15
19
16
14
15
17
16
18
20
20
18
16
15
16
15
15
17
17
16
15
14
Feels °C
11
9
9
12
17
13
12
13
15
14
16
18
17
15
13
12
15
14
12
13
13
12
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.2
E
9
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
SSE
12
Energy kJ
71
50
49
49
33
33
21
20
20
10
23
22
16
6
21
20
28
30
7
15
17
17
9
29
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
NE
7
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
ENE
6
Energy kJ
31
29
28
27
25
23
22
20
20
10
9
9
8
2
8
8
8
7
8
7
7
15
17
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
12
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
S
13
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
S
13
0.2
E
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
3
1
1
2
2
3
6
2
3
8
3
3
3
15
3
7
4
15
8
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
4
0.3
NE
5
0.2
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
N
2
Energy kJ
9
4
2
5
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
19
3
217
217
236
217
98
1
3
9
9
9
3
12
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
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