Sponge bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.70° S 178.06° E

Issued: 12 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Sponge bay sea temperature is

13.8°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Sponge bay today (07 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 6AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	9s
Afternoon (07 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Evening (07 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 7								Thursday 8								Friday 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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	S 17	S 16	SSE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	21	25	21	15	72	201	367	484	424	332	230	238	151	116	101	86	81	70	59	62	62	153	134	144
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	NW	SW	S	SE	E	SSE	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		3:17AM1.77m				3:50PM1.88m					4:34AM1.80m				5:00PM1.91m				5:34AM1.86m				5:55PM1.95m
Low Tide				9:30AM0.61m					10:14PM0.62m				10:40AM0.58m				11:15PM0.57m				11:38AM0.53m


	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:19	—
mm	—	—	—	1	3	5	2	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	11	11	13	14	13	13	14	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels °C	8	9	10	10	11	13	12	12	13	11	11	9	9	9	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	24	24	32	54	72	201	367	484	424	332	230	238	151	116	101	86	81	70	59	57	55	55	55	55
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	S 16	SSE 16
kJ	21	21	21	12	36	33	30	30	27	16	15	9	9	9	18	18	17	17	4	32	62	97	134	144
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	SSE 16	SSE 13	SSE 12	S 16	S 17	S 18	E 13	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 15	S 15	SSE 15	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 9	S 18	S 18	E 7	SSW 18	S 17	NE 8	NE 8
kJ	19	25	17	15	21	23	24	29	26	25	24	18	17	21	8	3	3	6	6	24	62	153	21	20
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 3	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SW 4	—	SE 6	—	—	—	—
kJ	103	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	17	25	22	6	10	7	4	—	62	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tuahine Point Gisborne and Mahia	Tuahine Point Gisborne and Mahia	Tuahine Point Gisborne and Mahia	Tuahine Point Gisborne and Mahia	Aurora Point Gisborne and Mahia	Mahia Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Aurora Point Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Oraka Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Aurora Point Gisborne and Mahia	Aurora Point Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	4	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	1	1	1	1	44	46	1	44	10	10	10	10	43	10	10	3	10	10	42	42	44	44	44	44
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Point	Aurora Point	Mahia Reef	Tuamotu Island	Aurora Point	Boat Harbour	Mahia Spit	Oraka Beach	Waipaoa River	Oraka Beach	Mahia Spit	Mahia Spit	Wainui Beach - Stockroute	Mahia Spit	Mahia Spit	Mahia Spit	Table Cape Reefs	Aurora Point	Point Annihilation	Point Annihilation	Point Annihilation
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Dinner Plates Catlins	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Papatowai Catlins	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Weld Road Taranaki	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Clark Island Coromandel	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	9	9	9	6	6	9	9	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

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