Wainui Beach - Whales Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.67° S 178.10° E

Wainui Beach - Whales, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 11 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wainui Beach - Whales sea temperature is
13.0° C
1.2° 

Wainui Beach - Whales 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 Wainui Beach - Whales 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 Wainui Beach - Whales right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Wainui Beach - Whales

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Pouawa

9 km NNE223 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
25
moderate winds from the E
(24 km/h at 90°)
11 °C-
-
-
-
-

Gisborne Aero

10 km WSW5 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
15
light winds from the NE
(17 km/h at 45°)
13 °C-
-
-
-
-

Wharerata

31 km SSW498 m above sea level

2 hours ago
light rainRecent light rain
5
light winds from the NE
(6 km/h at 45°)
7.5 °C-
-
-
-
-

Tolaga Bay WXT AWS

37 km NNE7 m above sea level

36 minutes ago
Dry
wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
13.2 °C-
-
-
-
-

Mahia

51 km S132 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
25
moderate winds from the NE
(24 km/h at 45°)
11 °C-
-
-
-
-

Mahia Automatic Weather Station

51 km S132 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
20
moderate winds from the NE
(22 km/h at 45°)
11.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Nuhaka (HB) New Zealand

52 km SSW2 m above sea level

41 minutes ago
Dry
15
light winds from the NE
(17 km/h at 45°)
12.2 °C-
-
-
-
-

Mahia Radar Automatic Weather Station

58 km S375 m above sea level

36 minutes ago
No weather report
25
moderate winds from the NE
(24 km/h at 45°)
8.5 °C-
-
-
-
-

Traffords Hill, Matawai Automatic Weather Station

66 km W726 m above sea level

36 minutes ago
Dry
5
light winds from the SE
(7 km/h at 135°)
7.3 °C-
-
-
-
-

Wairoa Aero

71 km SW7 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
5
light winds from the SE
(7 km/h at 135°)
12.0 °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 Wainui Beach - Whales and within an acceptable time window.

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