Waitarere Surf Break

Waitarere, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 40.56° S 175.19° E

Issued: 5 am 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitarere sea temperature is
14.3° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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

Current Weather near Waitarere

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Otaki

22 km S12 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 112°)
10
9 °C-
-
-
-
0

Karere wx

33 km NE15 m above sea level

44 minutes ago
dry
15
light winds from the ESE
(13 km/h at 111°)
25
11 °C-
-
-
-
0

Ohakea Airport

42 km NNE5 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
15
light winds from the E
(15 km/h at 90°)
9 °C10.0
10.0


Palmerston North

44 km ENE31 m above sea level

28 minutes ago
dry
5
light winds from the SE
(6 km/h at 139°)
20
11 °C-
-
-
-
0

Kapiti Aeromodellers

48 km S6 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
25
moderate winds from the SSE
(24 km/h at 156°)
30
12.0 °C-
-
-
-
0

Paekakariki

54 km S267 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
15
light winds from the S
(15 km/h at 179°)
30
11.2 °C-
-
-
-
0

Ballance wx

54 km ENE160 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at °)
0
9 °C-
-
-
-
0

Paremata

66 km S20 m above sea level

45 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 9°)
5
9 °C-
-
-
-
0

Cross Creek wx

72 km S451 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at °)
0
7 °C-
-
-
-
0

Wellington

85 km S116 m above sea level

58 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 219°)
0
8 °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 Waitarere and within an acceptable time window.

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