Kaiaua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.31° S 178.33° E

Kaiaua Bay, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 12 pm 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaiaua Bay sea temperature is
16.3°C
0.3° 

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

1 hour ago
Recent light rain
15
light winds from the NE
(15 km/h at 45°)
19.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Pouawa

36 km S223 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
Dry
10
light winds from the NW
(9 km/h at 315°)
18 °C-
-
-
-
-

Hiruharama

42 km N90 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 45°)
18.6 °C-
-
-
-
-

Gisborne Airport

49 km SSW240 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearDry
20
moderate winds from the NW
(20 km/h at 315°)
20 °C20 km
20 km
-
no observation
-

Gisborne Airport

49 km SSW240 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
clearClear skies
15
light winds from the N
(17 km/h at 350°)
19.9 °C20 km
20 km

no observation

Poroporo

57 km N149 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
mod rainRecent moderate rain
20
moderate winds from the NW
(22 km/h at 315°)
16 °C-
-
-
-
-

Traffords Hill, Matawai Automatic Weather Station

77 km WSW726 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light rainRecent light rain
5
calm
(4 km/h at 315°)
12.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

Wharerata

80 km S557 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
10
light winds from the N
(11 km/h at 0°)
16 °C-
-
-
-
-

Hicks Bay

84 km N240 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Continuous light rain
20
moderate winds from the NW
(22 km/h at 310°)
16.1 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Hicks Bay

84 km N240 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
-
25
moderate winds from the NW
(26 km/h at 310°)
16.7 °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 Kaiaua Bay and within an acceptable time window.

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