Back Beach Surf Break

Back Beach, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 39.07° S 174.02° E

Issued: 11 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
15.9° C

1.2°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

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at °)
0
9 °C-
-
-
-
0

Tumahu wx

24 km S216 m above sea level

52 minutes ago
dry
wind obs. (31 kph from 353 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Kihikihi wx

162 km NE75 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
10
light winds from the NNE
(8 km/h at 32°)
15
12 °C-
-
-
-
0

Ohakea Airport

171 km SE5 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
5
light winds from the ENE
(6 km/h at 60°)
9 °C10.0
10.0


Hamilton

190 km NE33 m above sea level

3 hours ago
dry
15
light winds from the E
(14 km/h at 79°)
20
12 °C-
-
-
-
0

Karere wx

194 km SE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 96°)
5
10 °C-
-
-
-
0

Palmerston North

199 km SE31 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
0
10 °C-
-
-
-
0

Collingwood

206 km SSW100 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 97°)
15
12 °C-
-
-
-
0

Otaki

210 km SSE12 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 125°)
10
12 °C-
-
-
-
0

Ballance wx

211 km SE160 m above sea level

53 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 270°)
5
9 °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 Back Beach and within an acceptable time window.

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