Whangaparaoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.58° S 177.99° E

Whangaparaoa, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 11 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangaparaoa sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.0° 

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
35
fresh winds from the W
(33 km/h at 270°)
16 °C-
-
-
-
-

Hicks Bay

27 km E240 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
35
fresh winds from the WNW
(37 km/h at 300°)
16.1 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Poroporo

41 km SE149 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
5
light winds from the SE
(7 km/h at 135°)
19 °C-
-
-
-
-

Opotiki

76 km SSW57 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
20
moderate winds from the NW
(20 km/h at 315°)
16 °C-
-
-
-
-

Tolaga Bay Area School

92 km SSE4 m above sea level

39 minutes ago
Dry
15
light winds from the E
(13 km/h at 90°)
15.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Whakatane

98 km SW3 m above sea level

40 minutes ago
Dry
20
light winds from the SW
(19 km/h at 225°)
18.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

WhakataneAeroAws

102 km SW7 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearClear skies
20
light winds from the SW
(19 km/h at 230°)
17.7 °C20 km
20 km

no observation

Pouawa

114 km S223 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
5
light winds from the E
(7 km/h at 90°)
18 °C-
-
-
-
-

Gisborne Airport

119 km S240 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearDry
wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
20 °C10 km
10 km
-
no observation
-

Gisborne Airport

119 km S240 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearDry
wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
20 °C10 km
10 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 Whangaparaoa and within an acceptable time window.

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