Punihos Surf Break

Punihos, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 39.14° S 173.89° E

Issued: 11 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Punihos sea temperature is
16.1° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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

Current Weather near Punihos

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Tumahu wx

16 km S216 m above sea level

38 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 291°)
10
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Waiongana wx

26 km E138 m above sea level

3 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 315°)
15
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Ohakea Airport

173 km SE5 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
25
moderate winds from the NW
(26 km/h at 320°)
15 °C10.0
10.0


Kihikihi wx

175 km NE75 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
10
light winds from the NNE
(8 km/h at 23°)
15
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Collingwood

193 km S100 m above sea level

37 minutes ago
dry
wind obs. (23 kph from 347 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

Karere wx

196 km SE15 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
20
light winds from the WNW
(19 km/h at 289°)
30
15 °C-
-
-
-
0

Hamilton

202 km NE33 m above sea level

39 minutes ago
dry
5
light winds from the NNW
(6 km/h at 340°)
10
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Palmerston North

202 km SE31 m above sea level

41 minutes ago
dry
5
light winds from the WNW
(6 km/h at 301°)
25
15 °C-
-
-
-
0

Otaki

209 km SSE12 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
10
light winds from the NW
(11 km/h at 316°)
25
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

Ballance wx

214 km SE160 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
20
light winds from the WNW
(18 km/h at 296°)
30
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

* 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 Punihos and within an acceptable time window.

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