Motunau Beach Surf Break
Lat Long: 43.06° S 173.07° E

Motunau Beach, New Zealand Weather Observations

Weather Forecast for Motunau Beach

Issued: 11 am 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Motunau Beach sea temperature is
12.6° C

2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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

Current Weather near Motunau Beach

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Christchurch International Airport

62 km SSW210 m above sea level

1 hour ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
20
moderate winds from the S.(Wind varies from 160 to 230 degs)
(20 km/h at 190°)
12 °C10.0
10.0
no cloud

Taylor's Mistake

64 km S220 m above sea level

53 minutes ago
-
30
moderate winds from the SSW
(28 km/h at 202°)
35
9.2 °C-
-
-
-
0

Christchurch

65 km S12 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
10
light winds from the S
(10 km/h at 170°)
55
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

ChristchurchAeroAws

66 km SSW36 m above sea level

53 minutes ago
clearClear skies
20
light winds from the SSW
(19 km/h at 200°)
11.5 °C10 km
10 km
-
no observation
-

Te Awaparahi wx

67 km S243 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
10
light winds from the SSW
(10 km/h at 208°)
20
11 °C-
-
-
-
0

CHGPC Allandale

75 km S200 m above sea level

53 minutes ago
-
45
strong winds from the SSW
(44 km/h at 204°)
70
7.1 °C-
-
-
-
0

Oxford wx

76 km SW287 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 163°)
5
12 °C-
-
-
-
0

Le Bons Bay Automatic Weather Station

77 km S238 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
30
moderate winds from the SSW
(28 km/h at 210°)
9.2 °C-
-

no observation

Le Bons Bay Automatic Weather Station

77 km S238 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
30
moderate winds from the SSW
(28 km/h at 210°)
9.2 °C-
-

no observation

Lincoln Broadfield

80 km SSW23 m above sea level

53 minutes ago
no report
wind obs. (19 kph from 40 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
10.4 °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 Motunau Beach and within an acceptable time window.

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