Waipaoa River Surf Break

Waipaoa River, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Issued: 5 am 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
15.2° C

Normal for this time of year

Waipaoa River 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 Waipaoa River 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 Waipaoa River right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Waipaoa River

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Gisborne Airport

8 km NNE240 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearClear skies
5
light winds from the W
(7 km/h at 270°)
13.6 °C20 km
20 km

no observation

Gisborne Airport

8 km NNE240 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearClear skies
5
light winds from the W
(7 km/h at 270°)
13.6 °C20 km
20 km

no observation

Mahia Automatic Weather Station

44 km S136 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
25
moderate winds from the WSW
(24 km/h at 240°)
11.8 °C-
-

no observation

Wairoa

57 km SSW8 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
wind obs. (10 kph from 271 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Napier Airport

124 km SSW240 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearClear skies
10
light winds from the WSW
(11 km/h at 240°)
14.0 °C20 km
20 km

no observation

Te Awa wx

125 km SSW21 m above sea level

32 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 208°)
10
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

WhakataneAeroAws

125 km WNW7 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearClear skies
5
light winds from the SW
(7 km/h at 230°)
13.4 °C10 km
10 km

no observation

Kawerau

130 km W60 m above sea level

45 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 239°)
5
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

Hicks Bay

134 km NNE240 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
20
moderate winds from the SSW
(20 km/h at 200°)
13.8 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Te Mata Peak

140 km SSW100 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
25
moderate winds from the SW
(26 km/h at 225°)
30
12.8 °C-
-
-
-
0

* 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 Waipaoa River and within an acceptable time window.

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