Punihos Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.14° S 173.89° E

Punihos, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 5 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Punihos sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.6° 

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

Koru

12 km ESE410 m above sea level

52 minutes ago
Dry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 45°)
6.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

surfzone

14 km ENE48 m above sea level

52 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
7.9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Tumahu wx

16 km S216 m above sea level

55 minutes ago
-
5
calm
(5 km/h at 171°)
5
- °C-
-
-
-
0

Brois Street

17 km ENE52 m above sea level

49 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 90°)
8.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

New Plymouth City

19 km ENE16 m above sea level

48 minutes ago
No weather report

(- km/h at -°)
8.9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Kapurau Lane

20 km ENE60 m above sea level

49 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 315°)
10.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waiongana wx

26 km E138 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at °)
5
4 °C-
-
-
-
0

LeppertonNZ

29 km ENE53 m above sea level

54 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 90°)
9.2 °C-
-
-
-
-

Opunake

32 km S49 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
10
light winds from the NE
(9 km/h at 45°)
5 °C-
-
-
-
-

Tikorangi

37 km ENE91 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
10
light winds from the SE
(11 km/h at 135°)
5 °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 Punihos and within an acceptable time window.

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