Waiwakaiho Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.04° S 174.11° E

Waiwakaiho, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 12 pm 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiwakaiho sea temperature is
16.3°C
1.3° 

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

Current Weather near Waiwakaiho

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

New Plymouth City

3 km SSW16 m above sea level

39 minutes ago
No weather report

(- km/h at -°)
18.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Kapurau Lane

5 km S60 m above sea level

35 minutes ago
Dry
wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
16.9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Brois Street

6 km SSW52 m above sea level

37 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 90°)
18.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

NewPlymouthAero Aws

7 km ENE28 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light rainContinuous light rain
15
light winds from the NNW
(17 km/h at 330°)
15.9 °C2 km
2 km

no observation

surfzone

8 km SSW48 m above sea level

38 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 90°)
18.2 °C-
-
-
-
-

LeppertonNZ

9 km ESE53 m above sea level

36 minutes ago
Dry
15
light winds from the NW
(13 km/h at 315°)
17.2 °C-
-
-
-
-

Tikorangi

17 km E91 m above sea level

1 hour ago
mod rainRecent moderate rain
20
light winds from the NW
(19 km/h at 315°)
15 °C-
-
-
-
-

Koru

19 km S410 m above sea level

39 minutes ago
Dry
15
light winds from the W
(13 km/h at 270°)
14.0 °C-
-
-
-
-

Opunake

48 km S49 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light rainDry
40
strong winds from the NW
(41 km/h at 315°)
19 °C-
-
-
-
-

Eltham

50 km SSE231 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light rainRecent light rain
wind obs. (37 kph from 270 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
18 °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 Waiwakaiho and within an acceptable time window.

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