Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Waipaoa River, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 6 am 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
16.3°C
0.5° 

Waipaoa River 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 Waipaoa River 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 Waipaoa River right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Waipaoa River

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Gisborne Airport

8 km NNE240 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearDry
20
moderate winds from the NW
(22 km/h at 315°)
23 °C20 km
20 km
-
no observation
-

Gisborne Aero

8 km NNE5 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
20
moderate winds from the NW
(22 km/h at 315°)
23 °C-
-
-
-
-

Pouawa

22 km NE223 m above sea level

57 minutes ago
Dry
wind obs. (17 kph from 315 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
20 °C-
-
-
-
-

Wharerata

24 km S557 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
10
light winds from the N
(11 km/h at 0°)
18 °C-
-
-
-
-

Nuhaka (HB) New Zealand

40 km S2 m above sea level

46 minutes ago
Dry
5
light winds from the NW
(6 km/h at 315°)
23.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Mahia

43 km S132 m above sea level

57 minutes ago
Dry
20
moderate winds from the N
(22 km/h at 0°)
20 °C-
-
-
-
-

Mahia Automatic Weather Station

44 km S132 m above sea level

47 minutes ago
Dry
30
moderate winds from the N
(28 km/h at 0°)
20.0 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Tolaga Bay WXT AWS

49 km NE7 m above sea level

47 minutes ago
No weather report
15
light winds from the N
(17 km/h at 0°)
21.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Mahia Radar Automatic Weather Station

50 km S375 m above sea level

2 hours ago
No weather report
35
fresh winds from the N
(33 km/h at 0°)
17.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

Wairoa, Hawkes Bay

57 km SSW5 m above sea level

47 minutes ago
light rainDry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
24.8 °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 Waipaoa River and within an acceptable time window.

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