Sponge bay surf break

Sponge bay surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 03 Jul 2025 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
14.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Sponge bay today?

The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 7PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 03). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)--
Afternoon (03 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (03 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Fri
11
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
1.3
S
1.5
SSE
2.1
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
1.1
SE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
Period(s) (?)151414141417161515141413141414141414151515677777777777777777771414151491010111212121212121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)2432221591452032272011811671521042381046721310411810812916018528028871666159452548252550644844244635730111211086113303363285336343331639523595722978102111101244119115471032982137113911085
Wind
(km/h)
35
NNE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
25
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
NW
0
NE
5
E
5
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononcross-
on
onononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:11PM
1.88
12:30AM
1.95
12:56PM
1.85
1:09AM
1.91
1:38PM
1.82
1:48AM
1.85
2:18PM
1.79
2:28AM
1.78
2:59PM
1.76
3:13AM
1.72
3:43PM
1.73
4:04AM
1.68
4:35PM
1.72
4:59AM
1.67
5:37PM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:17PM
0.68
6:51AM
0.63
7:01PM
0.71
7:31AM
0.63
7:44PM
0.73
8:10AM
0.65
8:28PM
0.75
8:50AM
0.67
9:13PM
0.77
9:33AM
0.69
10:02PM
0.79
10:22AM
0.71
10:56PM
0.80
11:16AM
0.71
11:57PM
0.80
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Fri
11
Sunrise------7:26-------7:26-------7:24-------7:24-------7:24-------7:24-------7:24-----
Sunset4:57-------4:58-------4:58-------4:59-------4:59-------5:00-------5:00-------5:00---
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Rain (mm)
-13312-------11---2211-----------------------11111----------
Temp. °C161616161717172021181717161514161714131313131312121111111110101111111111111111111211101010101112131212121212111313131211
Feels °C (?)10111213161617191916151614141215161198777664555445566654554433358101010101010119121212119
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