Sponge bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.70° S 178.06° E

Issued: 6 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Sponge bay sea temperature is

15.3°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Sponge bay today (25 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 10AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Afternoon (25 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Evening (25 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Sunday 25							Monday 26								Tuesday 27
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 14	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	SE 9	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	128	101	94	68	64	40	77	79	77	47	24	64	57	85	75	41	36	33	29	14	13	12	11
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NW	ESE	E	NE	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	S	NE	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	on
High Tide		5:38AM1.90m				6:00PM1.96m				6:22AM1.97m				6:42PM1.99m					7:08AM2.03m				7:25PM2.01m
Low Tide				11:47AM0.56m				00:16AM0.48m				12:31PM0.51m				00:59AM0.41m					1:17PM0.48m


	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	12	12	17	17	16	16	16	15	13	12	18	21	21	19	17	16	15	16	18	19	18	18	14
Feels °C	8	8	15	13	13	14	13	12	9	6	12	19	18	13	11	11	10	10	13	13	14	16	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11
kJ	128	101	94	68	64	37	35	33	21	21	21	21	57	85	75	41	36	33	29	14	13	12	11
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	E 13	E 12	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 14	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 18	SE 9	SE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	E 11	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5
kJ	13	13	12	33	35	40	77	79	77	47	24	64	21	20	8	8	7	7	2	1	1	1	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	NE 4	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	ENE 3	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	NE 4	E 11	E 11	E 11	—	E 11	E 12	E 12	E 12
kJ	1	1	12	12	11	11	1	11	11	11	10	10	3	3	1	2	2	2	—	2	3	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NW 2	—	—	—	ENE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 4	—	NNW 2	NW 2	—	—	—	NW 2	NW 3	WNW 2	S 3
kJ	—	1	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	1	—	—	—	1	2	1	2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tuahine Point Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Pines Gisborne and Mahia	Sponge bay Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Sponge bay Gisborne and Mahia	Sponge bay Gisborne and Mahia	Sponge bay Gisborne and Mahia	Tuahine Point Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Pines Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Pines Gisborne and Mahia	Sponge bay Gisborne and Mahia	Sponge bay Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Pines Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Pines Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Schnappers Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Pourere Beach Wairarapa	Peka Peka Wanganui-Manawatu	Bowentown Bar Bay of Plenty	Tolaga Bay East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	3	1	1
Distance (km)	1	3	0	44	1	0	0	0	1	3	3	0	0	44	7	3	3	8	489	217	349	227	42
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Point Annihilation	Tuamotu Island	Wainui Beach - Whales	Makorori Centre	Diners Beach	Makorori Centre	Diners Beach	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Blacks Reef	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Point	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kaka Point Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Kaka Point Catlins	Inner Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Kaka Point Catlins	Peka Peka Wanganui-Manawatu	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	1	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	3	4	2	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5

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