Waipaoa River Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Waipaoa River, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 5 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.6° 

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 Aero

8 km NNE5 m above sea level

50 minutes ago
light rainModerate to heavy rain showers
10
light winds from the W
(9 km/h at 260°)
6.2 °C20 km
20 km
-
no observation
-

Gisborne Airport

8 km NNE5 m above sea level

2 hours ago
light rainModerate to heavy rain showers
5
light winds from the W
(6 km/h at 280°)
5.5 °C4 km
4 km
-
no observation
-

Pouawa

22 km NE223 m above sea level

50 minutes ago
light rainRecent light rain
40
strong winds from the SW
(39 km/h at 225°)
4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Wharerata

24 km S557 m above sea level

2 hours ago
light snowRecent light snow
20
moderate winds from the S
(20 km/h at 180°)
0 °C-
-
-
-
-

Nuhaka (HB) New Zealand

40 km S2 m above sea level

49 minutes ago
Dry
30
moderate winds from the W
(28 km/h at 270°)
7.9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Mahia

43 km S132 m above sea level

50 minutes ago
light rainRecent light rain
20
moderate winds from the SW
(20 km/h at 225°)
6 °C-
-
-
-
-

Mahia Automatic Weather Station

44 km S132 m above sea level

50 minutes ago
light rainRecent light rain
30
fresh winds from the SW
(30 km/h at 225°)
7.1 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Tolaga Bay Area School

50 km NE4 m above sea level

40 minutes ago
Dry
15
light winds from the SW
(17 km/h at 225°)
7.5 °C-
-
-
-
-

Wairoa Aero

57 km SSW7 m above sea level

40 minutes ago
Dry
10
light winds from the W
(9 km/h at 270°)
7.3 °C-
-
-
-
-

Wairoa

57 km SSW8 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 276 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
7 °C-
-
-
-
0

* 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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