Sponge bay Surf Break

Sponge bay, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 38.70° S 178.06° E

Issued: 5 pm 20 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
5
calm
(5 km/h at 28°)
10
15 °C-
-
-
-
0

Te Awa wx

133 km SSW21 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
wind obs. (11 kph from 281 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
17 °C-
-
-
-
0

Kawerau

138 km W60 m above sea level

58 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 148°)
0
12 °C-
-
-
-
0

Te Mata Peak

148 km SSW100 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
50
strong winds from the NNE
(48 km/h at 16°)
55
15.5 °C-
-
-
-
0

Burma Rd HB

148 km SSW414 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 218°)
0
12.3 °C-
-
-
-
0

Pongakawa wx

166 km WNW29 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 274°)
15
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Waimapu wx

199 km W24 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
wind obs. (8 kph from 345 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
17 °C-
-
-
-
0

Tauranga

205 km W15 m above sea level

35 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 83°)
10
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

SHIP2328

227 km S15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C- km
- km


SHIP2899

227 km S3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
17.3 °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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