Whangara Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.58° S 178.21° E

Whangara, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 12 am 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangara sea temperature is
16.3°C
0.4° 

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

Pouawa

6 km SW223 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
15
light winds from the NE
(17 km/h at 45°)
16 °C-
-
-
-
-

Gisborne Airport

22 km SW240 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearDry
10
light winds from the N
(9 km/h at 0°)
18 °C20 km
20 km
-
no observation
-

Gisborne Aero

22 km SW5 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
10
light winds from the N
(9 km/h at 0°)
18 °C-
-
-
-
-

Tolaga Bay Area School

25 km NNE4 m above sea level

47 minutes ago
Dry
20
moderate winds from the N
(20 km/h at 0°)
18.5 °C-
-
-
-
-

Wharerata

50 km SSW557 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
20
moderate winds from the N
(20 km/h at 0°)
13 °C-
-
-
-
-

Mahia Automatic Weather Station

63 km S132 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
35
fresh winds from the NE
(37 km/h at 45°)
15.9 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Mahia

64 km S132 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
25
moderate winds from the N
(26 km/h at 0°)
16 °C-
-
-
-
-

Nuhaka (HB) New Zealand

66 km SSW2 m above sea level

47 minutes ago
Dry
5
light winds from the NE
(7 km/h at 45°)
17.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Mahia Radar Automatic Weather Station

71 km S375 m above sea level

2 hours ago
No weather report
40
strong winds from the N
(41 km/h at 0°)
13.9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Traffords Hill, Matawai Automatic Weather Station

71 km W726 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
mod rainRecent moderate rain
wind obs. (9 kph from 315 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
13.4 °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 Whangara and within an acceptable time window.

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