Whakatane Heads Surf Break

Whakatane Heads, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 37.94° S 177.00° E

Issued: 11 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whakatane Heads sea temperature is
15.8° C

Normal for this time of year

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

Kawerau

32 km SW60 m above sea level

36 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 188°)
0
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Pongakawa wx

45 km WSW29 m above sea level

35 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 278°)
10
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Waimapu wx

79 km W24 m above sea level

36 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 292°)
30
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

Tauranga

83 km W15 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 232 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Waihi

105 km W10 m above sea level

52 minutes ago
dry
20
light winds from the W
(18 km/h at 275°)
35
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Wairoa

128 km SSE8 m above sea level

35 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 38°)
15
17 °C-
-
-
-
0

Kihikihi wx

146 km WSW75 m above sea level

50 minutes ago
dry
wind obs. (11 kph from 35 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Hamilton

156 km WSW33 m above sea level

34 minutes ago
dry
20
light winds from the NW
(19 km/h at 310°)
25
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Te Awa wx

174 km S21 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
10
light winds from the NW
(11 km/h at 325°)
25
18 °C-
-
-
-
0

Burma Rd HB

195 km S414 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 219°)
0
16.5 °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 Whakatane Heads and within an acceptable time window.

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