Sponge bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.70° S 178.06° E

Sponge bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sponge bay sea temperature is
15.2°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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 8AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (03 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (03 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
12
0.1
S
13
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
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
9
8
8
5
5
5
20
24
21
20
18
36
43
74
131
140
138
121
113
68
55
49
46
25
23
23
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
20
NE
15
NE
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
5
NNE
20
E
15
ENE
20
NE
15
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
NE
5
N
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:57AM1.86m
1:34PM1.97m
2:02AM1.84m
2:35PM1.95m
3:12AM1.84m
3:35PM1.94m
4:15AM1.87m
Low Tide
7:13AM0.60m
7:56PM0.64m
8:14AM0.63m
8:57PM0.62m
9:18AM0.63m
9:54PM0.58m
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Temp °C
14
13
14
18
19
21
20
16
15
15
15
18
18
19
19
18
15
14
14
15
16
16
16
15
16
15
16
Feels °C
10
10
11
16
14
18
16
12
12
12
12
16
14
16
16
16
13
13
14
15
15
15
16
16
16
14
15
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