Motu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.86° S 177.59° E

Motu River, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 5 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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

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

Current Weather near Motu River

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Opotiki

29 km SSW57 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
wind obs. (31 kph from 270 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
16 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waihau Bay

38 km NE35 m above sea level

36 minutes ago
Dry
15
light winds from the W
(13 km/h at 270°)
16 °C-
-
-
-
-

Whakatane

55 km SW3 m above sea level

36 minutes ago
Dry
20
light winds from the SW
(19 km/h at 225°)
18.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Traffords Hill, Matawai Automatic Weather Station

57 km S726 m above sea level

26 minutes ago
Dry
10
light winds from the NW
(9 km/h at 315°)
15.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

WhakataneAeroAws

60 km WSW7 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear skies
30
fresh winds from the SW
(30 km/h at 220°)
17.0 °C20 km
20 km

no observation

Poroporo

69 km E149 m above sea level

36 minutes ago
Dry
15
light winds from the S
(13 km/h at 180°)
21 °C-
-
-
-
-

Hicks Bay

71 km ENE240 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
45
strong winds from the WNW
(46 km/h at 290°)
17.0 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Kawerau Home Weather Station

84 km SW55 m above sea level

33 minutes ago
Dry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 315°)
20.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Tolaga Bay Area School

84 km SE4 m above sea level

35 minutes ago
Dry
15
light winds from the NE
(13 km/h at 45°)
17.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Kawerau

84 km SW60 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 307°)
15
19 °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 Motu River and within an acceptable time window.

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