Back Beach Surf Break
Lat Long: 39.07° S 174.02° E

Back Beach, New Zealand Weather Observations

Weather Forecast for Back Beach

Issued: 5 pm 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
16.7° C

1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Back Beach 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 Back Beach 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 Back Beach right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Back Beach

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Waiongana wx

15 km ESE138 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at °)
5
6 °C-
-
-
-
0

NewPlymouthAero Aws

16 km ENE28 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearClear skies
20
moderate winds from the S
(20 km/h at 180°)
9.6 °C10 km
10 km

no observation

Tumahu wx

24 km S216 m above sea level

55 minutes ago
dry
30
fresh winds from the SE
(29 km/h at 130°)
45
9 °C-
-
-
-
0

HaweraAws

65 km SSE100 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
30
moderate winds from the SE
(28 km/h at 130°)
10.7 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Port Taharoa Automatic Weather Station

117 km NNE28 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
5
light winds from the ENE
(7 km/h at 70°)
8.2 °C-
-

no observation

WanganuiAeroAws

132 km SE14 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearClear skies
30
fresh winds from the S
(31 km/h at 170°)
11.6 °C20 km
20 km

no observation

Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station

148 km ESE820 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
5
calm
(4 km/h at 10°)
-0.5 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Kihikihi wx

162 km NE75 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 246°)
5
8 °C-
-
-
-
0

Ohakea Airport

171 km SE5 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
5
calm
(4 km/h at 350°)
6 °C10.0
10.0


HamiltonAeroAws

176 km NE53 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearClear skies
20
moderate winds from the SW
(20 km/h at 220°)
9.3 °C20 km
20 km

no observation

* 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 Back Beach and within an acceptable time window.

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