Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 6 am 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
16.0°C
0.3° 

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

Current Weather near Waiapu River

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Poroporo

10 km SW149 m above sea level

41 minutes ago
light rainDry
30
fresh winds from the NW
(31 km/h at 315°)
18 °C-
-
-
-
-

Hiruharama

26 km SSW90 m above sea level

28 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 45°)
19.5 °C-
-
-
-
-

Hicks Bay

30 km NW240 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
30
fresh winds from the NNW
(30 km/h at 330°)
18.8 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Waihau Bay

54 km W35 m above sea level

41 minutes ago
light rainDry
15
light winds from the N
(15 km/h at 0°)
19 °C-
-
-
-
-

Tolaga Bay WXT AWS

69 km S7 m above sea level

31 minutes ago
No weather report
15
light winds from the N
(17 km/h at 0°)
21.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Pouawa

96 km S223 m above sea level

41 minutes ago
Dry
wind obs. (17 kph from 315 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
20 °C-
-
-
-
-

Opotiki

104 km SW57 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
15
light winds from the N
(17 km/h at 0°)
18 °C-
-
-
-
-

Gisborne Airport

107 km S240 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearDry
20
moderate winds from the NW
(22 km/h at 315°)
23 °C20 km
20 km
-
no observation
-

Gisborne Aero

107 km S5 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
20
moderate winds from the NW
(22 km/h at 315°)
23 °C-
-
-
-
-

Traffords Hill, Matawai Automatic Weather Station

111 km SSW726 m above sea level

31 minutes ago
heavy rainRecent heavy rain
5
light winds from the NW
(7 km/h at 315°)
13.6 °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 Waiapu River and within an acceptable time window.

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