Sponge bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.70° S 178.06° E

Issued: 12 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Sponge bay sea temperature is

14.1°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 (08 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 7AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	9s
Afternoon (08 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Evening (08 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 8								Friday 9								Saturday 10
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 6	SSE 17	S 16	S 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	239	307	241	229	180	109	124	94	82	75	127	127	88	101	135	186	78	78	75	83	77	85	108	108
Wind (km/h)	S	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	E	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	off
High Tide			4:34AM1.80m				5:00PM1.91m				5:34AM1.86m				5:55PM1.95m				6:22AM1.91m				6:40PM1.98m
Low Tide	10:14PM0.62m				10:40AM0.58m				11:15PM0.57m				11:38AM0.53m				00:08AM0.50m				12:26PM0.48m


	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—
mm	1	1	2	2	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	13	13	12	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	13
Feels °C	14	13	12	11	9	12	11	11	11	11	10	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	239	307	241	229	180	109	124	94	82	75	78	78	88	88	78	78	78	78	75	83	77	85	108	108
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	NE 9	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	S 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12
kJ	69	16	15	9	9	22	18	18	17	17	4	32	62	100	89	131	78	73	70	68	34	57	33	27
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 9	E 7	S 18	S 18	S 14	S 18	SSW 17	S 16	S 16	NE 8	ENE 8	S 19	S 19	SSE 17	SSE 17	S 16	SSE 19
kJ	27	25	24	23	22	8	3	3	40	6	6	4	57	101	135	186	36	6	7	27	29	27	21	69
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SSW 3	—	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	2	3	5	7	—	54	54	127	127	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Mahia Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Aurora Point Gisborne and Mahia	Aurora Point Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Sponge bay Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	10	10	10	3	10	3	10	10	10	42	42	42	42	46	42	42	42	44	44	44	44	44	1	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia	Whangara	Diners Beach	Mahia Spit	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Aurora Point	Last Chance	Mahia Spit	Oraka Beach	Mahia Reef	Mahia Spit	Mahia Spit	Mahia Reef	Aurora Point	Point Annihilation	Rolling Stones	Aurora Point	Point Annihilation	Point Annihilation	Blacks Reef	Point Annihilation	Tuamotu Island	Makorori Centre
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Weld Road Taranaki	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	4	5	5	4

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