Papatea Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.66° S 177.85° E

Papatea Bay, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 5 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papatea Bay sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.1° 

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

Current Weather near Papatea Bay

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Waihau Bay

7 km NE35 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
25
moderate winds from the W
(26 km/h at 270°)
15 °C-
-
-
-
-

Hicks Bay

42 km ENE240 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
35
fresh winds from the WNW
(33 km/h at 300°)
16.0 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Poroporo

49 km ESE149 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
5
light winds from the S
(6 km/h at 180°)
18 °C-
-
-
-
-

Opotiki

61 km SSW57 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
25
moderate winds from the W
(24 km/h at 270°)
17 °C-
-
-
-
-

Whakatane

83 km SW3 m above sea level

42 minutes ago
Dry
15
light winds from the W
(17 km/h at 270°)
18.6 °C-
-
-
-
-

WhakataneAeroAws

87 km SW7 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear skies
15
light winds from the WSW
(13 km/h at 250°)
17.2 °C20 km
20 km

no observation

Tolaga Bay Area School

89 km SSE4 m above sea level

41 minutes ago
No weather report
10
light winds from the E
(11 km/h at 90°)
16.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Pouawa

108 km SSE223 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
20
moderate winds from the W
(20 km/h at 270°)
16 °C-
-
-
-
-

Gisborne Airport

111 km S240 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearDry
wind obs. (9 kph from 10 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
17.3 °C20 km
20 km
-
no observation
-

Gisborne Aero

112 km S5 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
wind obs. (9 kph from 315 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
19 °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 Papatea Bay and within an acceptable time window.

Nearest locationNearest