Whangara Surf Break

Whangara, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 38.58° S 178.21° E

Issued: 11 pm 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangara sea temperature is
14.4° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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

Current Weather near Whangara

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Wairoa

86 km SSW8 m above sea level

3 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 285°)
15
12 °C-
-
-
-
0

Kawerau

144 km W60 m above sea level

53 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 220°)
0
8 °C-
-
-
-
0

Te Awa wx

152 km SSW21 m above sea level

25 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 221°)
10
10 °C-
-
-
-
0

Te Mata Peak

167 km SSW100 m above sea level

42 minutes ago
-
30
fresh winds from the SW
(30 km/h at 231°)
30
9.3 °C-
-
-
-
0

Burma Rd HB

167 km SSW414 m above sea level

42 minutes ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 219°)
0
10.7 °C-
-
-
-
0

Pongakawa wx

171 km W29 m above sea level

3 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 215°)
5
9 °C-
-
-
-
0

Waimapu wx

205 km W24 m above sea level

3 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 171°)
5
10 °C-
-
-
-
0

Tauranga

210 km W15 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 158°)
0
10 °C-
-
-
-
0

Waihi

233 km W10 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
15
light winds from the SSW
(13 km/h at 213°)
20
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Kihikihi wx

258 km W75 m above sea level

31 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at °)
0
7 °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 Whangara and within an acceptable time window.

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