Current weather conditions and live observations for Whakatane Heads 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 Whakatane Heads right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Weather Station	Weather	Wind	Gusts	Temp.	Visibility	Visibility / Cloud
WhakataneAeroAws 7 km W7 m above sea level 1 hour ago	Clear skies	light winds from the NE (7 km/h at 50°)		16.6 °C	10 km	10 km no observation
Kawerau 32 km SW60 m above sea level 30 minutes ago	dry	calm (0 km/h at 189°)		14 °C	-	- - - 0
Pongakawa wx 45 km WSW29 m above sea level 29 minutes ago	dry	calm (2 km/h at 183°)		16 °C	-	- - - 0
Tauranga Airport 77 km W238 m above sea level 1 hour ago	Clear skies	light winds from the NE (9 km/h at 50°)		17.7 °C	20 km	20 km no observation
Waimapu wx 79 km W24 m above sea level 30 minutes ago	dry	calm (0 km/h at 0°)		14 °C	-	- - - 0
Tauranga 83 km W15 m above sea level 53 minutes ago	dry	calm (0 km/h at 122°)		18 °C	-	- - - 0
Waihi 105 km W10 m above sea level 57 minutes ago	dry	wind obs. (16 kph from 22 degs) was rejected (- km/h at -°)		18 °C	-	- - - 0
Gisborne Airport 117 km SE240 m above sea level 1 hour ago	Clear skies	light winds from the NW (6 km/h at 320°)		12.7 °C	20 km	20 km no observation
Gisborne Airport 117 km SE240 m above sea level 1 hour ago	Clear skies	light winds from the NW (6 km/h at 320°)		12.7 °C	20 km	20 km no observation
TaupoAeroAws 120 km SSW402 m above sea level 1 hour ago	Moderate to heavy rain showers	wind obs. (9 kph from 20 degs) was rejected (- km/h at -°)		12.7 °C	4 km	4 km - no observation -

* 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 Whakatane Heads and within an acceptable time window.