Taylors Mistake Surf Break

Taylors Mistake, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 43.58° S 172.78° E

Issued: 11 pm 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taylors Mistake sea temperature is
12.1° C

1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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

Current Weather near Taylors Mistake

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Taylor's Mistake

1 km SW220 m above sea level

59 minutes ago
-
20
moderate winds from the SSW
(22 km/h at 194°)
30
8.8 °C-
-
-
-
0

Te Awaparahi wx

5 km SW243 m above sea level

59 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 47°)
10
7 °C-
-
-
-
0

Christchurch

11 km W12 m above sea level

58 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 289°)
5
6 °C-
-
-
-
0

CHGPC Allandale

14 km SW200 m above sea level

59 minutes ago
-
wind obs. (39 kph from 209 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
7.0 °C-
-
-
-
0

ChristchurchAeroAws

23 km W36 m above sea level

59 minutes ago
clearClear skies
5
light winds from the WSW
(6 km/h at 240°)
2.9 °C20 km
20 km
-
no observation
-

Christchurch International Airport

23 km WNW210 m above sea level

1 hour ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
5
light winds from the WNW
(6 km/h at 300°)
4 °C10.0
10.0
no cloud

Lincoln Broadfield

26 km SW23 m above sea level

59 minutes ago
no report
wind obs. (19 kph from 40 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
10.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Le Bons Bay Automatic Weather Station

33 km SE238 m above sea level

59 minutes ago
-
30
fresh winds from the SW
(31 km/h at 220°)
11.0 °C-
-

no observation

Le Bons Bay Automatic Weather Station

33 km SE238 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
20
light winds from the SW
(19 km/h at 220°)
10.1 °C-
-

no observation

Oxford wx

57 km W287 m above sea level

58 minutes ago
dry
10
light winds from the WNW
(8 km/h at 282°)
10
3 °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 Taylors Mistake and within an acceptable time window.

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