Waipu Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.03° S 174.51° E

Waipu Cove, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 5 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipu Cove sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.6° 

Waipu Cove 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 Waipu Cove 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 Waipu Cove right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Waipu Cove

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Mangawhai Heads

9 km SE15 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
5
light winds from the W
(7 km/h at 270°)
11.5 °C-
-
-
-
-

Te Arai

17 km SSE125 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 225°)
11.0 °C-
-
-
-
-

Marsden Point

21 km N6 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
15
light winds from the SW
(15 km/h at 225°)
12.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

IWHANG354

24 km NW11 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 225°)
12.2 °C-
-
-
-
-

Paparoa (Northland)

24 km SW55 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry

(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

Whangarei Aero Automatic Weather Station

32 km NW38 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear skies
15
light winds from the SSW
(15 km/h at 210°)
12.5 °C10 km
10 km

no observation

Whangarei Airport

32 km NW38 m above sea level

50 minutes ago
clearClear skies
10
light winds from the SW
(9 km/h at 230°)
11.3 °C10 km
10 km

no observation

Whangarei Aerodrome

32 km NW38 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearClear skies
15
light winds from the SSW
(15 km/h at 210°)
12.5 °C10 km
10 km
-
no observation
-

Whangārei (Water Street)

38 km NW2 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry

(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

Ruawai

41 km SW12 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry

(- km/h at -°)
- °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 Waipu Cove and within an acceptable time window.

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