Sponge bay surf break

Sponge bay surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 06 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
18.7° 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 3AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 06). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (07 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (07 Apr)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


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Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)101077888888811111111101010101110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)327325146167196223299277277284298676588507498386379340365317294277288288
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:07PM
1.86
9:20AM
1.79
9:49PM
1.82
10:07AM
1.74
10:34PM
1.78
10:55AM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:20AM
0.61
3:35PM
0.60
4:05AM
0.65
4:22PM
0.68
4:53AM
0.69
5:12PM
0.74
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise----6:26-------6:28-------6:28---
Sunset------5:52-------5:50-------5:49-
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
11111111---------1--2---
Temp. °C171716171717171717171817182021191817171716182020
Feels °C (?)131412131312131314141615171818181716161716181819
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