Sponge bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.70° S 178.06° E

Sponge bay, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 11 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sponge bay sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.5° 

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 Aero

8 km WNW5 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light rainDry
40
strong winds from the S
(39 km/h at 180°)
12 °C-
-
-
-
-

Gisborne Airport

9 km WNW240 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearDry
40
strong winds from the S
(39 km/h at 180°)
12 °C20 km
20 km
-
no observation
-

Pouawa

14 km NE223 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
70
gales from the SW
(70 km/h at 225°)
10 °C-
-
-
-
-

Wharerata

30 km SSW557 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light rainRecent light rain
45
strong winds from the SW
(43 km/h at 225°)
6 °C-
-
-
-
-

Tolaga Bay Area School

42 km NNE4 m above sea level

35 minutes ago
Recent light rain
30
moderate winds from the SW
(28 km/h at 225°)
13.2 °C-
-
-
-
-

Mahia Automatic Weather Station

47 km S132 m above sea level

28 minutes ago
Recent light rain
50
strong winds from the SW
(50 km/h at 225°)
10.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Mahia

47 km S132 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light rainRecent light rain
30
fresh winds from the SW
(31 km/h at 225°)
10 °C-
-
-
-
-

Nuhaka (HB) New Zealand

47 km SSW2 m above sea level

35 minutes ago
Dry
25
moderate winds from the SW
(24 km/h at 225°)
12.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Mahia Radar Automatic Weather Station

54 km S375 m above sea level

1 hour ago
No weather report

(- km/h at -°)
8.3 °C-
-
-
-
-

Wairoa Aero

66 km SW7 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
25
moderate winds from the S
(24 km/h at 180°)
14.2 °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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