Kahutara Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.43° S 173.59° E

Kahutara, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 5 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kahutara sea temperature is
11.1°C
0.4° 

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

Glenveigh

7 km NW264 m above sea level

1 hour ago
mod rainRecent moderate rain
10
light winds from the S
(11 km/h at 180°)
4 °C-
-
-
-
-

KaikouraAws

9 km E108 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light rainIntermittent moderate rain
25
moderate winds from the SSW
(24 km/h at 210°)
6.3 °C10 km
10 km
-
no observation
-

Hundalee

24 km SSW47 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light rainRecent light rain
0
calm
(2 km/h at 135°)
7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Upper Clarence

28 km NW488 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light rainRecent light rain
wind obs. (17 kph from 270 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
6 °C-
-
-
-
-

Pudding Hill

50 km W1252 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light snowRecent light snow
35
fresh winds from the S
(37 km/h at 180°)
0 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waiau Weather

52 km SW135 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light rainDry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 90°)
7.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Port Robinson

55 km S78 m above sea level

55 minutes ago
light rainRecent light rain
wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
7.3 °C-
-
-
-
-

Mid Awatere Valley

61 km N478 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light rainRecent light rain
25
moderate winds from the E
(26 km/h at 90°)
7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Hanmer Springs

65 km WSW361 m above sea level

55 minutes ago
light rainRecent light rain
0
calm
(0 km/h at 135°)
5.3 °C-
-
-
-
-

Culverden WXT Automatic Weather Station

69 km SW171 m above sea level

45 minutes ago
light rainRecent light rain
5
light winds from the S
(6 km/h at 180°)
5.6 °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 Kahutara and within an acceptable time window.

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