Whakatane Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.94° S 177.00° E

Whakatane Heads, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 5 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whakatane Heads sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.6° 

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

38 minutes ago
Dry
20
moderate winds from the SW
(22 km/h at 225°)
15.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

WhakataneAeroAws

7 km W7 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearClear skies
45
strong winds from the SW
(46 km/h at 230°)
15.9 °C20 km
20 km

no observation

Opotiki

32 km ESE57 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
55
near gales from the SW
(56 km/h at 225°)
14 °C-
-
-
-
-

Kawerau Home Weather Station

32 km SW55 m above sea level

34 minutes ago
Dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
17.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

Kawerau

32 km SW60 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 206°)
15
18 °C-
-
-
-
0

Rotoehu

43 km WSW144 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
45
strong winds from the SW
(43 km/h at 225°)
13 °C-
-
-
-
-

Galatea Automatic Weather Station

57 km S171 m above sea level

28 minutes ago
Dry
30
fresh winds from the SW
(30 km/h at 225°)
10.2 °C-
-
-
-
-

Te Puke

62 km W107 m above sea level

38 minutes ago
Dry
15
light winds from the SW
(17 km/h at 225°)
16 °C-
-
-
-
-

Rotorua Aero

63 km SW279 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
45
strong winds from the SW
(44 km/h at 225°)
13 °C-
-
-
-
-

Barraud Place Rotorua

74 km SW302 m above sea level

38 minutes ago
Dry
15
light winds from the SW
(17 km/h at 225°)
11.7 °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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