Kahutara Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.43° S 173.59° E

Kahutara, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 12 am 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kahutara sea temperature is
15.2°C
2.7° 

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

2 hours ago
Dry
20
light winds from the W
(19 km/h at 270°)
14 °C-
-
-
-
-

KaikouraAws

9 km E108 m above sea level

48 minutes ago
clearClear skies
10
light winds from the W
(9 km/h at 270°)
15.0 °C20 km
20 km

no observation

KaikouraAws

9 km E108 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear skies
10
light winds from the W
(11 km/h at 260°)
13.4 °C20 km
20 km
-
no observation
-

Hundalee

24 km SSW47 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
5
light winds from the W
(7 km/h at 270°)
11 °C-
-
-
-
-

Upper Clarence

28 km NW488 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
wind obs. (11 kph from 270 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
16 °C-
-
-
-
-

Pudding Hill

50 km W1252 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
55
near gales from the N
(54 km/h at 0°)
9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waiau Weather

52 km SW135 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 90°)
12.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

Port Robinson

55 km S78 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
11.5 °C-
-
-
-
-

Mid Awatere Valley

61 km N478 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
wind obs. (13 kph from 225 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
14 °C-
-
-
-
-

Hanmer Springs

65 km WSW361 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
10.1 °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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