Whakatane Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.94° S 177.00° E

Whakatane Heads, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 6 am 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whakatane Heads sea temperature is
17.8°C
1.3° 

Whakatane Heads 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 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.

Current Weather near Whakatane Heads

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Whakatane

3 km S3 m above sea level

49 minutes ago
light rainDry
5
light winds from the N
(7 km/h at 0°)
19.0 °C-
-
-
-
-

WhakataneAeroAws

7 km W7 m above sea level

59 minutes ago
clearClear skies
25
moderate winds from the N
(24 km/h at 350°)
18.7 °C4 km
4 km

no observation

Opotiki

32 km ESE57 m above sea level

59 minutes ago
mod rainRecent moderate rain
20
moderate winds from the NE
(22 km/h at 45°)
18 °C-
-
-
-
-

Kawerau Home Weather Station

32 km SW55 m above sea level

47 minutes ago
light rainRecent light rain
wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
19.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Kawerau

32 km SW60 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 184°)
5
19 °C-
-
-
-
0

Rotoehu

43 km WSW144 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
5
light winds from the N
(7 km/h at 0°)
17 °C-
-
-
-
-

Pongakawa wx

45 km WSW29 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 354°)
15
18 °C-
-
-
-
0

Zanadu

46 km WSW39 m above sea level

49 minutes ago
Dry
5
light winds from the NW
(7 km/h at 315°)
18.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

Galatea Automatic Weather Station

57 km S171 m above sea level

49 minutes ago
Dry
15
light winds from the N
(15 km/h at 0°)
18.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Traffords Hill, Matawai Automatic Weather Station

61 km SE726 m above sea level

49 minutes ago
mod rainRecent moderate rain
5
light winds from the NW
(7 km/h at 315°)
13.2 °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 Whakatane Heads and within an acceptable time window.

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