Old Man's Hat Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.08° S 177.91° E

Old Man's Hat, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 6 am 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Old Man's Hat sea temperature is
16.4°C
0.8° 

Old Man's Hat 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 Old Man's Hat 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 Old Man's Hat right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Old Man's Hat

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Mahia

3 km S132 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
20
moderate winds from the N
(20 km/h at 0°)
17 °C-
-
-
-
-

Mahia Automatic Weather Station

6 km SE136 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Recent light rain
25
moderate winds from the N
(26 km/h at 0°)
16.2 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Mahia Radar Automatic Weather Station

10 km S375 m above sea level

44 minutes ago
No weather report
35
fresh winds from the N
(33 km/h at 0°)
14.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

Nuhaka (HB) New Zealand

17 km W2 m above sea level

26 minutes ago
Dry
10
light winds from the N
(9 km/h at 0°)
20.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

Wharerata

19 km NW557 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light rainRecent light rain
15
light winds from the N
(13 km/h at 0°)
13 °C-
-
-
-
-

Wairoa, Hawkes Bay

42 km WSW5 m above sea level

29 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
24.9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Wairoa Aero AWS

45 km WSW7 m above sea level

29 minutes ago
light rainDry
15
light winds from the NE
(17 km/h at 45°)
21.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

Gisborne Aero

47 km N5 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light rainDry
10
light winds from the N
(9 km/h at 0°)
20 °C-
-
-
-
-

Gisborne Airport

47 km N5 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light rainDry
10
light winds from the N
(9 km/h at 0°)
20 °C-
-
-
-
-

Pouawa

57 km NNE223 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light rainRecent light rain
10
light winds from the NE
(11 km/h at 45°)
17 °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 Old Man's Hat and within an acceptable time window.

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