Kahutara Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.43° S 173.59° E

Issued: 11 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kahutara sea temperature is
12.3° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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

Current Weather near Kahutara

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Blenheim

103 km N50 m above sea level

45 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 231°)
5
12 °C-
-
-
-
0

Christchurch International Airport

143 km SSW210 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
5
light winds from the N
(6 km/h at 10°)
12 °C10.0
10.0
no cloud

Taylor's Mistake

145 km S220 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 353°)
0
11.0 °C-
-
-
-
0

Christchurch

146 km S12 m above sea level

29 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 347°)
10
12 °C-
-
-
-
0

Te Awaparahi wx

147 km S243 m above sea level

36 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 45°)
5
8 °C-
-
-
-
0

Oxford wx

149 km SSW287 m above sea level

30 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 81°)
5
8 °C-
-
-
-
0

CHGPC Allandale

156 km S200 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
wind obs. (6 kph from 311 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
9.3 °C-
-
-
-
0

Baring Head

156 km NE150 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
wind obs. (11 kph from 86 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
10.8 °C-
-
-
-
0

Heights Road

157 km NE300 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
5
calm
(4 km/h at 131°)
20
11.6 °C-
-
-
-
0

Miramar wx

160 km NE51 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
10
light winds from the N
(11 km/h at 360°)
20
11 °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 Kahutara and within an acceptable time window.

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