Surf Forecast Surf Report
Sponge bay surf break

Sponge bay surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 07 Apr 2025 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sponge bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sponge bay sea temperature is
20.2° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Sponge bay today?

The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 4AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (08 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (08 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s

Table - waves today at Sponge bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.3
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
1.1
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)1413131212121211117813121212111111101010101099999999914111313131313121212121066616161514141313121212111617
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)165584731021009587851075475996295406244944013282412321901861451369696100757153434337273511311111110971697234277116114613914212511810598935848454386170
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
20
S
25
SSE
10
SSE
0
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
ESE
15
SE
15
S
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
S
15
S
10
SW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
ononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:00AM
1.83
2:50PM
1.73
3:15AM
1.83
4:02PM
1.78
4:19AM
1.85
4:50PM
1.83
5:05AM
1.88
5:29PM
1.86
5:42AM
1.89
6:05PM
1.88
6:15AM
1.88
6:39PM
1.88
6:46AM
1.87
7:14PM
1.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:40PM
0.72
8:28AM
0.74
8:54PM
0.72
9:33AM
0.72
10:01PM
0.69
10:28AM
0.67
10:50PM
0.64
11:13AM
0.62
11:31PM
0.60
11:52AM
0.58
12:06AM
0.58
12:27PM
0.54
12:41AM
0.58
1:01PM
0.52
1:17AM
0.58
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Sunrise----6:28-------6:28-------6:30-------6:31-------6:31-------6:31-------6:33-------
Sunset------5:50-------5:49-------5:46-------5:45-------5:44-------5:43-------5:40-----
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Rain (mm)
-------------------------------------------11---------------
Temp. °C181716171920211816151412131616151413121213151716151414141517171715151313151717171616161616161616151412111421231917161513
Feels °C (?)1412111314161713121111911111112131199111213131212121213141314121211101315151512111110101112141412981017201816131311
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