Waihau Bay Surf Break

Waihau Bay, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 37.62° S 177.94° E

Issued: 5 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihau Bay sea temperature is
16.6° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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

Waimapu wx

159 km WSW24 m above sea level

24 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 90°)
5
8 °C-
-
-
-
0

Tauranga

160 km WSW15 m above sea level

32 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 146°)
0
11 °C-
-
-
-
0

Wairoa

164 km S8 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 45°)
5
8 °C-
-
-
-
0

Waihi

174 km WSW10 m above sea level

3 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 273°)
5
12 °C-
-
-
-
0

Te Awa wx

227 km S21 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 346°)
15
12 °C-
-
-
-
0

Kihikihi wx

233 km SW75 m above sea level

26 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 225°)
10
8 °C-
-
-
-
0

Hamilton

236 km WSW33 m above sea level

24 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 275°)
0
7 °C-
-
-
-
0

Burma Rd HB

247 km S414 m above sea level

42 minutes ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 218°)
0
9.3 °C-
-
-
-
0

Te Mata Peak

248 km S100 m above sea level

42 minutes ago
-
25
moderate winds from the NNE
(26 km/h at 30°)
30
10.1 °C-
-
-
-
0

SHIP2088

273 km W15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C- km
- km


* 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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