Sponge bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.70° S 178.06° E

Sponge bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sponge bay sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Sponge bay today (06 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 8AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (06 Nov)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (06 Nov)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
S
12
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
23
23
22
20
19
19
19
18
23
23
9
9
8
8
8
8
3
3
3
3
3
5
5
17
7
6
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
N
10
N
5
NW
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:15AM1.87m
4:31PM1.93m
5:06AM1.89m
5:21PM1.92m
5:50AM1.90m
6:04PM1.90m
6:33AM1.90m
Low Tide
10:18AM0.60m
10:45PM0.53m
11:10AM0.57m
11:32PM0.50m
11:56AM0.55m
00:16AM0.48m
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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4
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Temp °C
16
16
17
20
24
23
24
19
18
17
17
17
18
20
19
18
18
17
17
20
24
25
23
18
16
16
15
Feels °C
15
14
16
19
23
21
21
18
17
16
17
18
18
20
18
16
17
16
16
17
21
21
19
15
13
14
14
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