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Sponge bay Surf Forecast
/ Gisborne and Mahia (37 surf breaks) /
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Sponge bay surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 07 Nov 2025 NZDTForecast 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
16.1° 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 3PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sponge bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 90 | 68 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 58 | 57 | 43 | 42 | 57 | 58 | 55 | 53 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:33AM 2.13 | 7:53PM 2.07 | 8:26AM 2.14 | 8:47PM 2.03 | 9:21AM 2.12 | 9:46PM 1.97 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:46PM 0.39 | 2:10AM 0.30 | 2:43PM 0.43 | 3:03AM 0.36 | 3:42PM 0.48 | 3:59AM 0.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 07 | Saturday 08 | Sunday 09 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:51 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
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