Kahutara Surf Break
Lat Long: 42.43° S 173.59° E

Kahutara, New Zealand Weather Observations

Weather Forecast for Kahutara

Issued: 11 am 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kahutara sea temperature is
12.4° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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

Current Weather near Kahutara

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

KaikouraAws

9 km E108 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear skies
50
strong winds from the SW
(50 km/h at 220°)
11.8 °C10 km
10 km
-
no observation
-

CapeCampbellAws

97 km NE6 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
50
strong winds from the S
(48 km/h at 180°)
11.8 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Blenheim

103 km N50 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 58°)
5
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

NelsonAeroAws

130 km NW6 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear skies
15
light winds from the SSW
(13 km/h at 200°)
16.0 °C20 km
20 km

no observation

Christchurch International Airport

143 km SSW210 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
35
fresh winds from the SSW
(37 km/h at 210°)
13 °C10.0
10.0
no cloud

Taylor's Mistake

145 km S220 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
45
strong winds from the SSW
(46 km/h at 193°)
90
10.6 °C-
-
-
-
0

Christchurch

146 km S12 m above sea level

4 hours ago
dry
15
light winds from the SSE
(13 km/h at 161°)
35
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

ChristchurchAeroAws

146 km SSW36 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear skies
30
fresh winds from the SSW
(31 km/h at 210°)
13.3 °C20 km
20 km
-
no observation
-

Te Awaparahi wx

147 km S243 m above sea level

58 minutes ago
dry
15
light winds from the SSW
(13 km/h at 212°)
25
11 °C-
-
-
-
0

Oxford wx

149 km SSW287 m above sea level

45 minutes ago
dry
15
light winds from the SW
(13 km/h at 218°)
20
13 °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 Kahutara and within an acceptable time window.

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