Sponge bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.70° S 178.06° E

Sponge bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sponge bay sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.2° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 4AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 02). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (02 Nov)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (02 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, calm by Wed morning).

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
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
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
218
171
126
78
76
55
53
26
24
14
8
8
5
3
5
20
24
21
20
18
36
43
75
115
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
5
N
15
E
5
ENE
5
SW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:59PM1.89m
12:33PM1.99m
00:57AM1.86m
1:34PM1.97m
2:02AM1.84m
2:35PM1.95m
Low Tide
6:15AM0.56m
6:53PM0.63m
7:13AM0.60m
7:56PM0.64m
8:14AM0.63m
8:57PM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
—
5:58
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:58
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:56
—
—
—
—
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:44
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:45
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:45
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
16
19
20
16
14
13
14
13
18
20
22
20
16
16
16
16
19
18
17
17
17
Feels °C
8
8
9
12
15
15
10
8
9
11
10
16
16
17
17
13
13
13
14
18
15
16
17
17
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Sponge bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest