Rabbit Island Surf Break

Rabbit Island, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.14° E

Issued: 11 am 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rabbit Island sea temperature is
14.4° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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

Current Weather near Rabbit Island

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

NelsonAeroAws

7 km SE6 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear skies
5
light winds from the NNE
(7 km/h at 20°)
11.5 °C20 km
20 km

no observation

Blenheim

65 km ESE50 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 265°)
0
8 °C-
-
-
-
0

FarewellSpitAws

81 km N5 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
5
calm
(4 km/h at 150°)
12.5 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Stephens Island Automatic Weather Station

98 km NE-152 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
20
moderate winds from the W
(20 km/h at 260°)
10.6 °C-
-

no observation

Stephens Island Automatic Weather Station

98 km NE-152 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
20
moderate winds from the W
(20 km/h at 260°)
10.6 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

CapeCampbellAws

108 km ESE6 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
15
light winds from the NW
(17 km/h at 320°)
11.4 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

KaikouraAws

137 km SSE108 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear skies
15
light winds from the SW
(15 km/h at 230°)
9.1 °C10 km
10 km
-
no observation
-

Wellington

137 km E116 m above sea level

42 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 75°)
10
11 °C-
-
-
-
0

Wellington International Airport

139 km E201 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear skies
25
moderate winds from the NNE
(24 km/h at 20°)
12.5 °C20 km
20 km
-
no observation
-

Wellington Airport

140 km E4 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear skies
25
moderate winds from the NNE
(24 km/h at 20°)
12.5 °C20 km
20 km

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 Rabbit Island and within an acceptable time window.

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