Hawai River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.92° S 177.53° E

Hawai River, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 5 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hawai River sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.0° 

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

1 hour ago
Dry
10
light winds from the S
(11 km/h at 180°)
10 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waihau Bay

47 km NE35 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
10
light winds from the SW
(9 km/h at 225°)
11 °C-
-
-
-
-

Whakatane

48 km WSW3 m above sea level

38 minutes ago
Dry
wind obs. (7 kph from 0 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
9.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Traffords Hill, Matawai Automatic Weather Station

49 km S726 m above sea level

44 minutes ago
Dry
5
light winds from the N
(7 km/h at 0°)
3.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

WhakataneAeroAws

54 km WSW7 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearClear skies
15
light winds from the SSW
(15 km/h at 210°)
8.4 °C20 km
20 km

no observation

Poroporo

75 km E149 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
25
moderate winds from the S
(26 km/h at 180°)
8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Kawerau Home Weather Station

77 km SW55 m above sea level

35 minutes ago
light rainRecent light rain
0
calm
(2 km/h at 315°)
11.6 °C-
-
-
-
-

Kawerau

77 km SW60 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 247°)
10
10 °C-
-
-
-
0

Hicks Bay

79 km ENE240 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
10
light winds from the SSW
(11 km/h at 210°)
11.6 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Tolaga Bay Area School

84 km SE4 m above sea level

36 minutes ago
Dry
20
moderate winds from the SW
(22 km/h at 225°)
9.0 °C-
-
-
-
-

* 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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