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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 6 am Monday 23 Mar 2026 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
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 9AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 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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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 157 | 160 | 160 | 163 | 167 | 170 | 122 | 117 | 113 | 71 | 68 | 67 | 72 | 81 | 79 | 74 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 64 | 60 | 57 | 56 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:57AM 2.06 | 10:28PM 2.09 | 10:50AM 2.00 | 11:20PM 2.05 | 11:44AM 1.94 | 12:15AM 1.99 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:49AM 0.43 | 4:15PM 0.37 | 4:40AM 0.46 | 5:06PM 0.41 | 5:33AM 0.51 | 6:01PM 0.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thu 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
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