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Sponge bay surf Forecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 25 Apr 2024 NZST
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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 17.6°C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.5 °C max: 18.8 °C min: 16.1 °C)
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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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 17.6°C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.5 °C max: 18.8 °C min: 16.1 °C)


How big are the waves at Sponge bay today?

The current surf forecast for Sponge bay at 11AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)15s

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

Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Gisborne and Mahia

  1. Excellent coditions most of the day with a touch of breeze early afternoon not quite spoiling it. Busy for a weekday because of school holidays. Sunny. Offshore early and late. Waves about head-high.

    Makorori Centre, 7 km away
  2. eyeball reporterMember Report Excellent coditions most of the day with a touch of a breeze early afternoon. Busy for a weekday because of school holidays. Sunny. Offshore early and late. Waves about head-high.

    Makorori Centre, 7 km away
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Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.6
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1
SSW
0.6
S
0.4
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.5
E
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)1091317161515141414141313131577766691012111110911111010999910914141414161514141312788991091010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)925910122748733530523315610861583433213563632101258025281252332141611091006890807268664949515061107207210277193163104675270829294136145142145148183190194
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
25
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
S
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
S
15
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SSE
30
S
35
S
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
offcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassglassoncross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:41AM
1.88
7:12PM
1.88
7:19AM
1.85
7:52PM
1.88
8:01AM
1.81
8:35PM
1.86
8:48AM
1.77
9:20PM
1.84
9:39AM
1.75
10:09PM
1.83
10:30AM
1.74
11:02PM
1.83
11:20AM
1.75
11:56PM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:37AM
0.59
12:58PM
0.52
1:18AM
0.59
1:36PM
0.52
2:03AM
0.61
2:16PM
0.55
2:50AM
0.62
3:00PM
0.60
3:38AM
0.65
3:51PM
0.64
4:28AM
0.67
4:45PM
0.65
5:20AM
0.68
5:38PM
0.64
6:16AM
0.67
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise--6:45-------6:46-------6:47-------6:48-------6:48-------6:48-------6:50-------6:50-
Sunset----5:24-------5:23-------5:22-------5:21-------5:20-------5:19-------5:17-------
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Rain (mm)
-------------1-------------------------------------111223122
Temp. °C111012181816141515151720201714131110111414141211111112141515141313121315151514131413141516151514141415161616151515151515
Feels °C (?)8771314121112121214171815865571010119788911111111101010111311121212131213151413141313141414131412121210109

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