Papatea Bay Surf Break

Papatea Bay, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 37.66° S 177.85° E

Issued: 5 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papatea Bay sea temperature is
16.6° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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

Kawerau

113 km SW60 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 222°)
0
12 °C-
-
-
-
0

ASCATB179E38S

116 km E15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
50
strong winds from the NW
(48 km/h at 308°)
- °C- km
- km


Pongakawa wx

122 km SW29 m above sea level

3 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 315°)
5
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

ASCATB178E37S

129 km N15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
35
fresh winds from the WNW
(36 km/h at 292°)
- °C- km
- km


ASCATB179E39S

140 km SE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
25
moderate winds from the NW
(24 km/h at 313°)
- °C- km
- km


ASCATB178E39S

150 km SSE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
35
fresh winds from the NW
(36 km/h at 322°)
- °C- km
- km


Waimapu wx

151 km WSW24 m above sea level

3 hours ago
dry
wind obs. (11 kph from 14 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
17 °C-
-
-
-
0

Tauranga

152 km WSW15 m above sea level

58 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 325°)
10
15 °C-
-
-
-
0

ASCATB179E37S

154 km NE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
35
fresh winds from the WNW
(36 km/h at 297°)
- °C- km
- km


ASCATB180E38S

156 km E15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
50
strong winds from the NW
(50 km/h at 310°)
- °C- km
- km


* 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.

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