Kaiaua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.31° S 178.33° E

Kaiaua Bay, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 5 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaiaua Bay sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.5° 

Kaiaua Bay 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 Kaiaua Bay 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 Kaiaua Bay right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Kaiaua Bay

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Tolaga Bay Area School

8 km S4 m above sea level

41 minutes ago
Recent light rain
10
light winds from the SW
(11 km/h at 225°)
11.9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Pouawa

36 km S223 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
light rainRecent light rain
40
strong winds from the SW
(41 km/h at 225°)
9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Gisborne Aero

49 km SSW5 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
light rainRain and snow or hail
30
moderate winds from the S
(28 km/h at 190°)
11.3 °C10 km
10 km
-
no observation
-

Gisborne Airport

49 km SSW240 m above sea level

2 hours ago
mod rainDry
20
moderate winds from the S
(20 km/h at 180°)
13 °C4 km
4 km
-
no observation
-

Poroporo

57 km N149 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
Dry
25
moderate winds from the S
(26 km/h at 180°)
12 °C-
-
-
-
-

Traffords Hill, Matawai Automatic Weather Station

77 km WSW726 m above sea level

31 minutes ago
light rainRecent light rain
15
light winds from the SE
(15 km/h at 135°)
7.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Wharerata

80 km S557 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
light rainRecent light rain
30
moderate winds from the SW
(28 km/h at 225°)
6 °C-
-
-
-
-

Hicks Bay

84 km N240 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
-
15
light winds from the W
(15 km/h at 280°)
15.4 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Waihau Bay

85 km NW35 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
Dry
20
light winds from the SW
(19 km/h at 225°)
15 °C-
-
-
-
-

Opotiki

92 km W57 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
Dry
20
moderate winds from the W
(20 km/h at 270°)
14 °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 Kaiaua Bay and within an acceptable time window.

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