Karitane Point Surf Break

Karitane Point, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 45.64° S 170.68° E

Issued: 5 am 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karitane Point sea temperature is
11.9° C

2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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

Current Weather near Karitane Point

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Port Chalmers wx

21 km S1 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
light winds from the W
(6 km/h at 270°)
20
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

DunedinAeroAws

49 km SSW2 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear skies
10
light winds from the ENE
(11 km/h at 70°)
11.7 °C10 km
10 km

no observation

Dunedin Airport

49 km SSW2 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clear-
10
light winds from the ENE
(9 km/h at 70°)
12 °C10.0
10.0


Oamaru

62 km NNE62 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 226°)
10
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

Naseby

80 km NW581 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 311°)
5
7 °C-
-
-
-
0

Oamaru Aero Automatic Weather Station

81 km NNE30 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear skies
10
light winds from the WNW
(9 km/h at 290°)
10.1 °C20 km
20 km
-
no observation
-

Lauder

103 km WNW372 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (7 kph from 60 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
-2.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

Nugget Point Automatic Weather Station

112 km SSW131 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
10
light winds from the NW
(9 km/h at 320°)
10.8 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station

139 km NW485 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
5
calm
(4 km/h at 10°)
5.0 °C-
-

no observation

Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station

139 km NW485 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
5
calm
(4 km/h at 10°)
5.0 °C-
-

no observation

* 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 Karitane Point and within an acceptable time window.

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