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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 5 pm Tuesday 01 Jul 2025 NZSTForecast 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
14.4° 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 11PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Sponge bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
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| Energy (?) | 130 | 125 | 193 | 174 | 135 | 112 | 80 | 146 | 392 | 311 | 293 | 273 | 257 | 201 | 204 | 224 | 258 | 213 | 208 | 145 | 198 | 369 | 201 | 187 | 170 | 110 | 104 | 222 | 167 | 107 | 135 | 278 | 171 | 68 | 70 | 80 | 159 | 788 | 1049 | 1133 | 1283 | 1357 | 522 | 1720 | 1539 | 1291 | 1194 | 1117 | 1131 | 834 | 682 | 202 | 402 | 412 | 526 | 224 | 481 | 410 | 551 | 607 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:02PM 1.99 | 11:22AM 1.89 | 11:48PM 1.98 | 12:11PM 1.88 | 12:30AM 1.95 | 12:56PM 1.85 | 1:09AM 1.91 | 1:38PM 1.82 | 1:48AM 1.85 | 2:18PM 1.79 | 2:28AM 1.78 | 2:59PM 1.76 | 3:13AM 1.72 | 3:43PM 1.73 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:43PM 0.63 | 5:20AM 0.64 | 5:32PM 0.66 | 6:07AM 0.63 | 6:17PM 0.68 | 6:51AM 0.63 | 7:01PM 0.71 | 7:31AM 0.63 | 7:44PM 0.73 | 8:10AM 0.65 | 8:28PM 0.75 | 8:50AM 0.67 | 9:13PM 0.77 | 9:33AM 0.69 | 10:02PM 0.79 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 01 | Wednesday 02 | Thursday 03 | Friday 04 | Saturday 05 | Sunday 06 | Monday 07 | Tuesday 08 | Wed 09 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 4:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
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