Charleston Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.90° S 171.44° E

Charleston, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 12 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Charleston sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.3° 

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

Current Weather near Charleston

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Charleston

1 km S23 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
5
light winds from the E
(6 km/h at 90°)
16 °C-
-
-
-
-

Westport

13 km NE63 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
10
light winds from the NE
(9 km/h at 45°)
16.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

Cape Foulwind

17 km N46 m above sea level

2 hours ago
No weather report
15
light winds from the E
(15 km/h at 90°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

Carters Beach

19 km NNE3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 90°)
11.9 °C-
-
-
-
-

WestportAeroAws

21 km NE5 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear skies
5
light winds from the SE
(7 km/h at 140°)
14.1 °C20 km
20 km

no observation

Ratanui

33 km S20 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 270°)
15.6 °C-
-
-
-
-

Ngakawau

49 km NE1 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
10
light winds from the E
(11 km/h at 90°)
14.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Nelson Creek

56 km S67 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 45°)
13 °C-
-
-
-
-

Ghost Lake - Old Ghost Road

64 km ENE1233 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 0°)
8.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Maruia

72 km ESE378 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 0°)
10 °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 Charleston and within an acceptable time window.

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