New Zealand water temperature today

Sea water temperature throughout New Zealand is not yet warm enough for swimming and does not exceed 20°C. The warmest sea temperature in New Zealand today is 16.4°C (in Poor Knights Islands), and the coldest water temperature is 10.4°C (Oamaru).

New Zealand sea surface temperature right now

Below are the cities and resorts in New Zealand with the values of water temperature today and yesterday. Also indicated are the maximum and minimum water temperatures that were recorded this month for the last ten years. Presented weather data are now available for each of the resorts. For more detailed information about water temperature, surf forecast, weather and time of sunrise and sunset in any specific area of your interest, just click on a city name. For ease of search, all places are also grouped by the first letter of the name.

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Abel Tasman

14.1°C

13.7°C

11.3°C

14°C

12°C 

Ahipara

15.7°C

15.5°C

14.2°C

16.4°C

16°C 

Akaroa

10.7°C

10.7°C

8.5°C

11.8°C

10°C 

Auckland

15.2°C

14.6°C

13.4°C

16°C

16°C 

Awaroa Bay

14.1°C

13.7°C

11.3°C

14°C

12°C 

New Zealand wave forecast

Today, the highest waves along the entire coast of New Zealand are expected at Stewart Island, reaching a height of 5.17 m (17' 0") (it is prohibited to swim in such a storm). The calmest seas can be found at Bucklands Beach, with an average wave height of 0.34 m (1' 1"). If you want to see the 10-day sea forecast, choose the city you are interested in.

To find out what the water temperature was in New Zealand any day over a period of the last ten years, select the month.

Top places with the warmest sea water in New Zealand today. In addition of the water temperature, also shown air temperature, weather conditions and the wave heights on the coast

	Water	Weather		Wave
Poor Knights Islands	16.4°C	17°C		1.81 m
Karikari Peninsula	16°C	16°C		0.87 m
Doubtless Bay	15.9°C	16°C		0.87 m
Coopers Beach	15.8°C	16°C		0.87 m
Taipa	15.8°C	16°C		0.87 m

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Our report for New Zealand is compiled using satellite data together with in-situ observations to get the most reliable daily data of sea surface temperatures, surf forecasts, current temperatures and weather forecasts.