Whangaparaoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.58° S 177.99° E

Whangaparaoa, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 11 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangaparaoa sea temperature is
15.5° C
0.5° 

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

Current Weather near Whangaparaoa

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Waihau Bay

9 km SW35 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
5
light winds from the S
(7 km/h at 180°)
5 °C-
-
-
-
-

Poroporo

41 km SE149 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
30
moderate winds from the S
(28 km/h at 180°)
3 °C-
-
-
-
-

Hiruharama

46 km SSE90 m above sea level

55 minutes ago
No weather report

(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

Opotiki

76 km SSW57 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
30
moderate winds from the SW
(28 km/h at 225°)
6 °C-
-
-
-
-

Tolaga Bay Area School

92 km SSE4 m above sea level

50 minutes ago
mod rainRecent light rain
20
light winds from the SW
(19 km/h at 225°)
5.2 °C-
-
-
-
-

Whakatane

98 km SW3 m above sea level

50 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 180°)
0.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Traffords Hill, Matawai Automatic Weather Station

99 km S726 m above sea level

45 minutes ago
Dry
15
light winds from the SE
(15 km/h at 135°)
0.0 °C-
-
-
-
-

Pouawa

114 km S223 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light rainRecent light rain
75
severe gales from the SW
(76 km/h at 225°)
3 °C-
-
-
-
-

Gisborne Aero

120 km S5 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light rainRecent light rain
25
moderate winds from the S
(26 km/h at 180°)
5 °C-
-
-
-
-

Kawerau

127 km SW18 m above sea level

45 minutes ago
No weather report

(- km/h at -°)
1.5 °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 Whangaparaoa and within an acceptable time window.

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