Sponge bay surf break

Sponge bay surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 17 May 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
15.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Sponge bay today?

The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 9PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)--
Afternoon (17 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (17 May)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
6
1.5
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
7
1.5
S
10
1.5
SSE
10
0.9
SE
6
1.3
SSE
10
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
120
189
492
116
468
416
58
325
56
58
51
49
74
74
59
41
40
31
56
65
65
65
52
39
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
10
SE
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
0
ESE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:00PM2.08m
6:21AM2.01m
6:55PM2.10m
7:17AM2.00m
7:52PM2.11m
8:17AM1.97m
Low Tide
00:13AM0.45m
12:39PM0.34m
1:12AM0.47m
1:34PM0.37m
2:14AM0.50m
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cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:05
7:05
7:05
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5:02
5:01
5:01
5:00
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
11
10
10
13
8
9
9
10
11
10
12
11
11
11
12
12
10
11
11
12
13
12
10
9
9
7
7
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
11
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
Energy kJ
69
95
80
80
60
60
58
56
56
58
51
49
47
57
59
41
40
31
56
65
65
65
52
39
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
17
65
64
58
57
56
37
35
34
33
34
35
39
38
38
38
37
23
13
8
7
6
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
21
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
E
5
Energy kJ
9
17
17
99
87
49
47
16
16
16
16
18
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
14
13
20
20
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
6
1.5
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
7
1.5
S
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
Energy kJ
120
189
492
116
468
416
325
74
74
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
118
68
42
10
42
43
44
36
36
10
5
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
8
6
4
4
5
7
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
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