Potato Point Surf Break
Lat Long: 45.74° S 170.63° E

Potato Point, New Zealand Weather Observations

Weather Forecast for Potato Point

Issued: 11 am 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Potato Point sea temperature is
12.1° C

2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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

Current Weather near Potato Point

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Port Chalmers wx

9 km S1 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
15
light winds from the WSW
(14 km/h at 246°)
35
12 °C-
-
-
-
0

DunedinAeroAws

40 km SW2 m above sea level

57 minutes ago
clearClear skies
25
moderate winds from the SW
(24 km/h at 230°)
11.8 °C10 km
10 km

no observation

Dunedin Airport

40 km SW2 m above sea level

1 hour ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
25
moderate winds from the WSW
(24 km/h at 240°)
12 °C10.0
10.0
no cloud

Naseby

88 km NW581 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 4°)
10
7 °C-
-
-
-
0

Oamaru Aero Automatic Weather Station

92 km NNE30 m above sea level

57 minutes ago
clearClear skies
20
moderate winds from the SW
(20 km/h at 230°)
13.3 °C20 km
20 km

no observation

Nugget Point Automatic Weather Station

101 km SSW131 m above sea level

57 minutes ago
-
30
fresh winds from the WSW
(30 km/h at 240°)
10.4 °C-
-

no observation

Lauder

108 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-
-
-
-
-

Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station

147 km NW485 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
5
light winds from the SW
(6 km/h at 220°)
9.0 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station

147 km NW485 m above sea level

57 minutes ago
-
5
calm
(4 km/h at 220°)
11.0 °C-
-

no observation

Marchwiel wx

158 km NNE27 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
10
light winds from the E
(11 km/h at 83°)
20
14 °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 Potato Point and within an acceptable time window.

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