Porangahau River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.40° S 176.64° E

Porangahau River Mouth, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 5 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Porangahau River Mouth sea temperature is
12.0° C
1.1° 

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

Current Weather near Porangahau River Mouth

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Cape Turnagain

9 km S223 m above sea level

41 minutes ago
light rainRecent light rain
20
moderate winds from the SE
(22 km/h at 135°)
5.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Porangahau

14 km N8 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
light rainRecent light rain
45
strong winds from the SW
(46 km/h at 225°)
6 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waione East

30 km SW109 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
light rainRecent light rain
20
moderate winds from the S
(20 km/h at 180°)
6 °C-
-
-
-
-

Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station

51 km WNW336 m above sea level

41 minutes ago
Dry
30
fresh winds from the SW
(30 km/h at 220°)
4.0 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Otane CHB

56 km N102 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
light rainRecent light rain
20
light winds from the S
(19 km/h at 180°)
5.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Brooklands Station

62 km SW197 m above sea level

49 minutes ago
light rainRecent light rain
0
calm
(0 km/h at 225°)
4.9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Crofoot

66 km S121 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
light rainContinuous light rain
80
severe gales from the SSW
(81 km/h at 200°)
7.5 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Pahiatua

67 km WSW102 m above sea level

47 minutes ago
Dry
20
light winds from the S
(19 km/h at 180°)
7.9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Ballance wx

72 km WSW160 m above sea level

39 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 217°)
5
6 °C-
-
-
-
0

Tinui

74 km SSW35 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
light rainRecent light rain
25
moderate winds from the S
(24 km/h at 180°)
6 °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 Porangahau River Mouth and within an acceptable time window.

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