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Sponge bay surf break

Sponge bay surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 16 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
19.0° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sponge bay today?

The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 6AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Afternoon (16 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Evening (16 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
S
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)111114171717171616161515151413131312121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4363144390394394367350341259243243246207187181131119828145414023
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
5
WSW
0
N
15
ESE
15
E
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
on		crosscross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:24AM
1.75
5:02PM
1.70
5:33AM
1.81
5:55PM
1.79
6:25AM
1.90
6:42PM
1.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:12PM
0.79
10:54AM
0.77
11:13PM
0.73
11:50AM
0.71
12:04AM
0.64
12:39PM
0.63
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise----7:05-------7:05-------7:07---
Sunset-------7:27-------7:24-------7:22
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151312121620211917151515161718181715151417191918
Feels °C (?)141110101416161515131415171617161513141316161616
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