Whitianga Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.82° S 175.70° E

Whitianga, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 5 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitianga sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.4° 

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

Current Weather near Whitianga

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Matarangi- Coromandel- NZ

11 km NW16 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
20
moderate winds from the SW
(20 km/h at 225°)
16.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Te Kouma Heads

24 km WSW36 m above sea level

53 minutes ago
No weather report
40
strong winds from the W
(39 km/h at 270°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

Great Mercury Is AWS

25 km NNE40 m above sea level

53 minutes ago
Dry
30
fresh winds from the SW
(30 km/h at 225°)
15.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waikawau Bay

30 km NW4 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
20
moderate winds from the W
(20 km/h at 270°)
16 °C-
-
-
-
-

Kopu East

36 km S340 m above sea level

53 minutes ago
Dry
15
light winds from the SW
(15 km/h at 225°)
12.5 °C-
-
-
-
-

Whangamata 2

39 km SSE178 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
5
light winds from the W
(7 km/h at 270°)
14 °C-
-
-
-
-

Whakatiwai Kaiaua

44 km SSW5 m above sea level

1 hour ago
No weather report
10
light winds from the S
(9 km/h at 180°)
15.9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Kaiaua Weather Station

49 km SSW2 m above sea level

59 minutes ago
Dry
5
light winds from the SW
(6 km/h at 225°)
14.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Passage Rock Automatic Weather Station

52 km WSW7 m above sea level

53 minutes ago
No weather report
35
fresh winds from the SW
(33 km/h at 225°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

NG Weather

53 km S4 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
10
light winds from the S
(11 km/h at 180°)
16.0 °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 Whitianga and within an acceptable time window.

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