Old Man's Hat Surf Break

Old Man's Hat, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 39.08° S 177.91° E

Issued: 11 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Old Man's Hat sea temperature is
13.9° C

1.0°C colder than average for this time of year

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

Wairoa

42 km WSW8 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 23 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

Te Awa wx

99 km SW21 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 277°)
5
17 °C-
-
-
-
0

Te Mata Peak

110 km SSW100 m above sea level

48 minutes ago
-
15
light winds from the N
(15 km/h at 11°)
20
16.0 °C-
-
-
-
0

Burma Rd HB

110 km SSW414 m above sea level

48 minutes ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 218°)
0
13.6 °C-
-
-
-
0

Kawerau

153 km WNW60 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 146°)
5
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Pongakawa wx

184 km WNW29 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 269°)
10
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Waimapu wx

215 km WNW24 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
10
light winds from the SW
(8 km/h at 226°)
25
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

Tauranga

222 km WNW15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 149°)
5
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

Ballance wx

232 km SSW160 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
20
light winds from the WNW
(18 km/h at 296°)
30
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Palmerston North

241 km SSW31 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
light winds from the WNW
(6 km/h at 301°)
25
15 °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 Old Man's Hat and within an acceptable time window.

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