Waihau Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.62° S 177.94° E

Waihau Bay, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 11 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihau Bay sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.0° 

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
5
calm
(4 km/h at 180°)
10 °C-
-
-
-
-

Hicks Bay

33 km ENE240 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
20
light winds from the W
(19 km/h at 280°)
11.2 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Poroporo

43 km ESE149 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
10
light winds from the W
(9 km/h at 270°)
9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Opotiki

69 km SSW57 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
5
light winds from the E
(6 km/h at 90°)
11 °C-
-
-
-
-

Tolaga Bay WXT AWS

91 km SSE7 m above sea level

48 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 90°)
9.6 °C-
-
-
-
-

Whakatane

92 km SW3 m above sea level

58 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 90°)
9.3 °C-
-
-
-
-

Traffords Hill, Matawai Automatic Weather Station

92 km S726 m above sea level

48 minutes ago
light rainRecent light rain
0
calm
(2 km/h at 270°)
7.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

WhakataneAeroAws

96 km SW7 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Slight to moderate duststorm, decreasing in intensity
5
light winds from the S
(6 km/h at 180°)
8.7 °C200 m
200 m
-
no observation
-

Pouawa

110 km S223 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
20
moderate winds from the SW
(22 km/h at 225°)
11 °C-
-
-
-
-

Gisborne Aero

115 km S5 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light rainSevere duststorm, no change
5
calm
(4 km/h at 10°)
8.6 °C200 m
200 m
-
no observation
-

* 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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