Sponge bay Surf Break

Sponge bay, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 38.70° S 178.06° E

Issued: 5 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sponge bay sea temperature is
13.8° C

1.3°C colder than average for this time of year

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

Wairoa

67 km SSW8 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
5
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

Te Awa wx

133 km SSW21 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 350°)
5
17 °C-
-
-
-
0

Kawerau

138 km W60 m above sea level

43 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 153°)
5
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Te Mata Peak

148 km SSW100 m above sea level

56 minutes ago
-
wind obs. (6 kph from 116 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
15.9 °C-
-
-
-
0

Burma Rd HB

148 km SSW414 m above sea level

56 minutes ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 219°)
0
16.5 °C-
-
-
-
0

Pongakawa wx

166 km WNW29 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
light winds from the WNW
(6 km/h at 292°)
20
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Waimapu wx

199 km W24 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 68°)
0
15 °C-
-
-
-
0

ASCATB180E39S

201 km ESE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
40
strong winds from the NW
(41 km/h at 308°)
- °C- km
- km


Tauranga

205 km W15 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 64°)
10
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

ASCATB181E39S

226 km ESE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
40
strong winds from the NW
(41 km/h at 310°)
- °C- km
- km


* 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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