Whangara Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.58° S 178.21° E

Whangara, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 5 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangara sea temperature is
13.9°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
light rainDry
40
strong winds from the SW
(41 km/h at 225°)
8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Gisborne Airport

22 km SW240 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearDry
10
light winds from the NW
(9 km/h at 315°)
7 °C20 km
20 km
-
no observation
-

Tolaga Bay WXT AWS

24 km NNE7 m above sea level

53 minutes ago
Dry
5
light winds from the SW
(6 km/h at 225°)
9.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Wharerata

45 km SSW498 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light rainRecent light rain
10
light winds from the SW
(11 km/h at 225°)
6.0 °C-
-
-
-
-

Mahia Automatic Weather Station

63 km S132 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
45
strong winds from the SW
(43 km/h at 220°)
10.0 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Mahia

64 km S132 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
30
moderate winds from the SW
(28 km/h at 225°)
10 °C-
-
-
-
-

Nuhaka (HB) New Zealand

66 km SSW2 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
Dry
20
moderate winds from the SW
(20 km/h at 225°)
10.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Wairoa Aero

85 km SSW7 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
10
light winds from the W
(9 km/h at 270°)
7.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

Wairoa

86 km SSW8 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 297°)
15
10 °C-
-
-
-
0

Wairoa, Hawkes Bay

86 km SSW5 m above sea level

53 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 270°)
9.3 °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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