Sponge bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.70° S 178.06° E

Sponge bay, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 6 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sponge bay sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.4° 

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

Current weather conditions and live observations for Sponge bay based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Sponge bay right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Sponge bay

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Gisborne Airport

9 km WNW240 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearDry
10
light winds from the NW
(9 km/h at 315°)
16 °C20 km
20 km
-
no observation
-

Gisborne Airport

9 km WNW240 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearDry
10
light winds from the NW
(9 km/h at 315°)
16 °C20 km
20 km
-
no observation
-

Pouawa

14 km NE223 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
wind obs. (9 kph from 45 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
14 °C-
-
-
-
-

Wharerata

30 km SSW557 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
wind obs. (11 kph from 270 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
14 °C-
-
-
-
-

Tolaga Bay Area School

42 km NNE4 m above sea level

39 minutes ago
Dry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 225°)
12.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Mahia

47 km S132 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 0°)
14 °C-
-
-
-
-

Nuhaka (HB) New Zealand

47 km SSW2 m above sea level

36 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
14.2 °C-
-
-
-
-

Mahia Automatic Weather Station

47 km S132 m above sea level

40 minutes ago
Dry
10
light winds from the NNE
(11 km/h at 30°)
14.2 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Mahia Radar Automatic Weather Station

54 km S375 m above sea level

40 minutes ago
No weather report
15
light winds from the N
(13 km/h at 0°)
15.6 °C-
-
-
-
-

Traffords Hill, Matawai Automatic Weather Station

65 km WNW726 m above sea level

40 minutes ago
Dry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 270°)
11.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Sponge bay and within an acceptable time window.

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