Sponge bay surf break

Sponge bay surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 12 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
18.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)--
Afternoon (12 Apr)--
Evening (12 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
E
2.5
E
3
E
3
E
3.5
E
3.5
ENE
3
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.1
E
0.6
E
1
E
1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)10101011111212101010109161111141414131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)938118400002338736592452377211177233242573442436423340340335263243
Wind
(km/h)
35
ENE
45
ENE
55
ENE
55
NE
60
NE
55
NE
45
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:02AM
1.76
1:27PM
1.67
1:55AM
1.78
2:25PM
1.70
2:51AM
1.82
3:22PM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:31AM
0.75
7:44PM
0.78
8:25AM
0.73
8:38PM
0.73
9:17AM
0.68
9:33PM
0.66
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
Sunrise--6:31-------6:31-------6:33-----
Sunset----5:44-------5:43-------5:40---
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
111133------------------
Temp. °C192020202021222120192021212019171817192222191615
Feels °C (?)151513121114161513151719191919161614182019161313
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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