Hawai River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.92° S 177.53° E

Hawai River, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 12 am 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hawai River sea temperature is
17.4°C
1.0° 

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

Current Weather near Hawai River

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Opotiki

21 km SSW57 m above sea level

2 hours ago
light rainRecent light rain
60
near gales from the NE
(59 km/h at 45°)
18 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waihau Bay

47 km NE35 m above sea level

2 hours ago
light rainDry
25
moderate winds from the N
(24 km/h at 0°)
18 °C-
-
-
-
-

Whakatane

48 km WSW3 m above sea level

59 minutes ago
light rainRecent light rain
10
light winds from the N
(11 km/h at 0°)
18.0 °C-
-
-
-
-

Traffords Hill, Matawai Automatic Weather Station

49 km S726 m above sea level

59 minutes ago
heavy rainRecent heavy rain
wind obs. (7 kph from 315 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
13.5 °C-
-
-
-
-

WhakataneAeroAws

54 km WSW7 m above sea level

2 hours ago
mod rainContinuous moderate rain
35
fresh winds from the N
(33 km/h at 360°)
17.9 °C1 km
1 km

no observation

Hiruharama

64 km E90 m above sea level

56 minutes ago
Dry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 45°)
16.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Poroporo

75 km E149 m above sea level

2 hours ago
light rainRecent light rain
40
strong winds from the NW
(41 km/h at 315°)
17 °C-
-
-
-
-

Kawerau Home Weather Station

77 km SW55 m above sea level

1 hour ago
mod rainRecent moderate rain
0
calm
(2 km/h at 135°)
16.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Kawerau

77 km SW60 m above sea level

54 minutes ago
light rainlight rain
5
calm
(3 km/h at 172°)
10
17 °C-
-
-
-
0

Hicks Bay

79 km ENE240 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
40
strong winds from the N
(41 km/h at 360°)
17.5 °C-
-
-
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 Hawai River and within an acceptable time window.

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