Ward Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.85° S 174.18° E

Issued: 11 pm 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Beach sea temperature is
11.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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

Current Weather near Ward Beach

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Blenheim

46 km WNW50 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 134°)
10
10 °C-
-
-
-
0

Baring Head

76 km NE150 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
-
145
extremely windy from the S
(144 km/h at 185°)
7.2 °C-
-
-
-
0

Wellington International Airport

78 km NE201 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearDrizzle
65
gales from the S
(67 km/h at 180°)
10 °C4.2
4.2
broken
broken
broken

Miramar wx

79 km NE51 m above sea level

38 minutes ago
dry
25
moderate winds from the SSE
(26 km/h at 163°)
55
6 °C-
-
-
-
0

Wellington

83 km NE116 m above sea level

46 minutes ago
dry
wind obs. (13 kph from 47 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
7 °C-
-
-
-
0

Paremata

101 km NE20 m above sea level

39 minutes ago
dry
20
moderate winds from the SSE
(21 km/h at 147°)
50
8 °C-
-
-
-
0

Cross Creek wx

111 km NE451 m above sea level

53 minutes ago
dry
wind obs. (13 kph from 228 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
8 °C-
-
-
-
0

Paekakariki

113 km NE267 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
-
45
strong winds from the SSE
(43 km/h at 164°)
60
5.7 °C-
-
-
-
0

Kapiti Aeromodellers

119 km NE6 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
-
65
gales from the S
(63 km/h at 189°)
80
8.3 °C-
-
-
-
0

Otaki

146 km NNE12 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
25
moderate winds from the SSE
(24 km/h at 148°)
55
10 °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 Ward Beach and within an acceptable time window.

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