Waihau Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.62° S 177.94° E

Waihau Bay, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 11 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihau Bay sea temperature is
15.6° C
0.6° 

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

Current Weather near Waihau Bay

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Waihau Bay

3 km WSW35 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
20
light winds from the SW
(19 km/h at 225°)
12 °C-
-
-
-
-

Poroporo

43 km ESE149 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
5
light winds from the NW
(7 km/h at 315°)
7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Hiruharama

45 km SE90 m above sea level

27 minutes ago
No weather report

(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

Opotiki

69 km SSW57 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
5
light winds from the N
(6 km/h at 0°)
9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Tolaga Bay Area School

89 km SSE4 m above sea level

27 minutes ago
Dry
wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
6.3 °C-
-
-
-
-

Whakatane

92 km SW3 m above sea level

31 minutes ago
Dry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 315°)
8.6 °C-
-
-
-
-

Traffords Hill, Matawai Automatic Weather Station

92 km S726 m above sea level

26 minutes ago
Dry
5
light winds from the NW
(7 km/h at 315°)
4.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

Pouawa

110 km S223 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
25
moderate winds from the SW
(24 km/h at 225°)
9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Gisborne Aero

115 km S5 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
5
light winds from the N
(7 km/h at 0°)
5 °C-
-
-
-
-

Kawerau

120 km SW18 m above sea level

26 minutes ago
No weather report

(- km/h at -°)
5.6 °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 Waihau Bay and within an acceptable time window.

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