Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.55° S 172.75° E

South Shore, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 12 pm 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's South Shore sea temperature is
15.2°C
3.7° 

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

Current Weather near South Shore

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Main Road

3 km WSW4 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
15
light winds from the W
(17 km/h at 270°)
23.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Clearview

4 km SSW250 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
wind obs. (17 kph from 45 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
23.2 °C-
-
-
-
-

ICaliforniaNTERB76

5 km WNW4 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
10
light winds from the W
(9 km/h at 270°)
24.3 °C-
-
-
-
-

Godley Head

5 km SE133 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
35
fresh winds from the NW
(33 km/h at 315°)
23 °C-
-
-
-
-

Lyttelton

6 km S20 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
10
light winds from the W
(9 km/h at 270°)
24.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

New Brighton Pier

6 km NW9 m above sea level

2 hours ago
No weather report
30
fresh winds from the N
(30 km/h at 0°)
21.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Te Awaparahi wx

6 km S243 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 249°)
10
23 °C-
-
-
-
0

GSMK

8 km SW168 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
5
light winds from the NW
(6 km/h at 315°)
24.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

CASS_WS1

8 km SSW90 m above sea level

2 hours ago
No weather report
5
light winds from the NW
(7 km/h at 315°)
23.3 °C-
-
-
-
-

Christchurch

9 km WSW12 m above sea level

3 hours ago
dry
10
light winds from the WNW
(11 km/h at 296°)
25
26 °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 South Shore and within an acceptable time window.

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