Sponge bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.70° S 178.06° E

Sponge bay, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 11 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sponge bay sea temperature is
13.3° C
0.9° 

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 rainRecent light rain
20
light winds from the S
(19 km/h at 180°)
9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Pouawa

14 km NE223 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
45
strong winds from the SW
(44 km/h at 225°)
6 °C-
-
-
-
-

Wharerata

30 km SSW557 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light snowRecent light snow
35
fresh winds from the SW
(35 km/h at 225°)
2 °C-
-
-
-
-

Tolaga Bay Area School

42 km NNE4 m above sea level

39 minutes ago
Recent light rain
20
moderate winds from the SW
(20 km/h at 225°)
8.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

Mahia Automatic Weather Station

47 km S132 m above sea level

38 minutes ago
Recent light rain
35
fresh winds from the SW
(33 km/h at 225°)
6.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Mahia

47 km S132 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light rainRecent light rain
25
moderate winds from the S
(26 km/h at 180°)
6 °C-
-
-
-
-

Nuhaka (HB) New Zealand

47 km SSW2 m above sea level

41 minutes ago
light rainRecent light rain
5
light winds from the SW
(7 km/h at 225°)
7.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Mahia Radar Automatic Weather Station

54 km S375 m above sea level

38 minutes ago
No weather report
45
strong winds from the SW
(46 km/h at 225°)
4.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Traffords Hill, Matawai Automatic Weather Station

65 km WNW726 m above sea level

38 minutes ago
Dry
wind obs. (7 kph from 315 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
2.2 °C-
-
-
-
-

Wairoa Aero AWS

66 km SW7 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light rainDry
20
light winds from the SW
(19 km/h at 225°)
8.0 °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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