Pohara Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.83° S 172.88° E

Pohara Beach, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 11 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pohara Beach sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.6° 

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

Current Weather near Pohara Beach

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Kotinga (Golden Bay)

7 km SSW15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry

(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

Takaka Aero

9 km W22 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
10
light winds from the N
(11 km/h at 0°)
19 °C-
-
-
-
-

Separation Point (Abel Tasman National Park)

11 km ENE20 m above sea level

43 minutes ago
No weather report
35
fresh winds from the W
(35 km/h at 270°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

Takaka Hill Caves

21 km S643 m above sea level

43 minutes ago
Dry
5
light winds from the SE
(7 km/h at 135°)
13.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Marahau

22 km SSE8 m above sea level

56 minutes ago
Dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
16.0 °C-
-
-
-
-

FarewellSpitAws

33 km NNE5 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
50
strong winds from the W
(50 km/h at 270°)
15.3 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Whanganui Inlet

34 km WNW87 m above sea level

53 minutes ago
Dry
20
moderate winds from the W
(20 km/h at 270°)
14.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Collingwood

34 km WNW100 m above sea level

46 minutes ago
dry
20
light winds from the WNW
(18 km/h at 297°)
40
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Big Pokororo 2

40 km S97 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
30
moderate winds from the W
(28 km/h at 270°)
17 °C-
-
-
-
-

Tasman Village

42 km SSE2 m above sea level

53 minutes ago
Dry
wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
19.7 °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 Pohara Beach and within an acceptable time window.

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