South Shore Surf Break

South Shore, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 43.55° S 172.75° E

Issued: 5 pm 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's South Shore sea temperature is
12.0° C

2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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

Taylor's Mistake

4 km SSE220 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
-
wind obs. (104 kph from 321 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
8.6 °C-
-
-
-
0

Te Awaparahi wx

6 km S243 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 30°)
5
6 °C-
-
-
-
0

SHIP10997

7 km SSW15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C- km
- km


Christchurch

8 km WSW12 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 13 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
9 °C-
-
-
-
0

Oxford wx

54 km W287 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
5
calm
(3 km/h at 318°)
5
1 °C-
-
-
-
0

SHIP5215

7 km SSW15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
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- °C- km
- km


SHIP2688

7 km SSW15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
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SHIP7674

7 km SSW15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
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SHIP10046

7 km SSW3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
11.8 °C-
-


SHIP8588

7 km SSW15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
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(- km/h at -°)
- °C- km
- km


* 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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