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Sponge bay surf break

Sponge bay surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast 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
20.8° C
 (Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sponge bay today?

The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 2AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (14 Jan)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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

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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)111110101010101099999999913131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13510195575664633534333333323322213235336459593434
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NE
15
N
25
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
SE
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:00AM
1.80
3:09PM
1.78
3:41AM
1.76
3:55PM
1.71
4:26AM
1.72
4:47PM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:50PM
0.64
9:10AM
0.75
9:31PM
0.67
9:57AM
0.78
10:15PM
0.71
10:46AM
0.81
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise---5:58-------5:58-------6:00----
Sunset-------8:34-------8:34-------8:32
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191919202224272522201919222425221918181821232321
Feels °C (?)181819202223252221201919222424201818181822232319
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