Pataua Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.71° S 174.53° E

Pataua, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 5 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pataua sea temperature is
16.0°C
0.9° 

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

Current Weather near Pataua

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Pacific Bay

10 km N10 m above sea level

55 minutes ago
Dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
17.6 °C-
-
-
-
-

Tutukaka Harbour Automatic Weather Station

11 km N4 m above sea level

48 minutes ago
No weather report
40
strong winds from the SW
(41 km/h at 225°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

Marsden Point

14 km S6 m above sea level

48 minutes ago
Dry
30
fresh winds from the SW
(31 km/h at 225°)
16.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

IWHANG354

14 km S11 m above sea level

56 minutes ago
Dry
5
light winds from the SW
(7 km/h at 225°)
17.2 °C-
-
-
-
-

Whangarei Aero Automatic Weather Station

16 km SW38 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearRecent light rain
40
strong winds from the SW
(39 km/h at 225°)
15.2 °C10 km
10 km
-
no observation
-

Glenbervie Forest

18 km W112 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry

(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

Whangārei (Water Street)

19 km WSW2 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry

(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

Whananaki

24 km NW10 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
40
strong winds from the SW
(41 km/h at 225°)
16 °C-
-
-
-
-

Whatitiri Springs

37 km WSW92 m above sea level

55 minutes ago
Dry
15
light winds from the SW
(15 km/h at 225°)
15.9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Mangawhai Heads

42 km S15 m above sea level

58 minutes ago
Dry
15
light winds from the W
(17 km/h at 270°)
16.8 °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 Pataua and within an acceptable time window.

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