Waikawau Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.60° S 175.53° E

Waikawau Bay, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 11 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waikawau Bay sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.1° 

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

Current Weather near Waikawau Bay

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Waikawau Bay

1 km WSW4 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
10
light winds from the W
(11 km/h at 270°)
11 °C-
-
-
-
-

Matarangi- Coromandel- NZ

19 km SE16 m above sea level

38 minutes ago
Dry
10
light winds from the NW
(9 km/h at 315°)
13.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

Great Mercury Is AWS

22 km E40 m above sea level

33 minutes ago
Dry
5
light winds from the N
(6 km/h at 0°)
12.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

Te Kouma Heads

26 km S36 m above sea level

33 minutes ago
No weather report
15
light winds from the SW
(15 km/h at 225°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

Channel Island

27 km WNW48 m above sea level

33 minutes ago
No weather report
20
moderate winds from the W
(20 km/h at 270°)
9.0 °C-
-
-
-
-

Oruawharo

36 km N11 m above sea level

36 minutes ago
Dry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 315°)
14.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Passage Rock Automatic Weather Station

46 km SSW7 m above sea level

33 minutes ago
No weather report
15
light winds from the NE
(13 km/h at 45°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

Whakatiwai Kaiaua

54 km S5 m above sea level

37 minutes ago
No weather report
5
light winds from the SE
(7 km/h at 135°)
9.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

Maraetai School Road

55 km SSW50 m above sea level

37 minutes ago
No weather report
0
calm
(2 km/h at 0°)
11.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

SHIP1665

57 km WSW15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
15
light winds from the SSE
(16.56 km/h at 160°)
- °C17.7 km
17.7 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 Waikawau Bay and within an acceptable time window.

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