Surf-Forecast | Puwheke Beach Surf Guide

Lat Long: 34.86° S 173.32° E

Issued: 12 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Puwheke Beach sea temperature is

16.8°C

Puwheke Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Puwheke Beach Surf Guide

Puwheke Beach in Northland is a fairly exposed beach and reef break that has unreliable waves Ideal winds are from the south and there is no shelter here from cross shore breezes. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell angle is from the north. The beach break provides left and right handers and there are also left and right hand reef breaks on offer. Good surf at all stages of the tide. An uncrowded break, even when it is working. Take care of rocks in the line up.

Puwheke Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	2	inconsistent	16.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Puwheke Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Puwheke Beach occur when a North swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Puwheke Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Puwheke Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 5% of the time in January while 13% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 82% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

13%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

82%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Puwheke Beach Location Map

Interactive Puwheke Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Puwheke Beach is Kaitaia Airport (KAT) in New Zealand, which is 23 km (14 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Puwheke Beach is Kerikeri Airport (KKE), also in New Zealand, 70 km (43 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Puwheke Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 3 November 2026, 03:54 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 03
ft, °F	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM
Wave (m)	NE	NE	NE	NE
Period (s)	7	7	7	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

Tides at Puwheke Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Sheigis Beacon, New Zealand, 5 km from Puwheke Beach.

Next High Water: 04:08pm | 2.07m

Next Low Water: 09:11am | 0.4m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Puwheke Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.8 °C) at Puwheke Beach is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (16.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 16.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite