Karitane Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.64° S 170.68° E

Karitane Point, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 5 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karitane Point sea temperature is
10.5° C
1.9° 

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

Current Weather near Karitane Point

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Bucklands

6 km W70 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
15
light winds from the SW
(15 km/h at 225°)
5 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waitati

16 km SSW41 m above sea level

50 minutes ago
Dry
wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
4.0 °C-
-
-
-
-

Port Chalmers

20 km S15 m above sea level

50 minutes ago
No weather report
15
light winds from the SW
(17 km/h at 225°)
4.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Leith Saddle

21 km SSW378 m above sea level

50 minutes ago
Dry
wind obs. (17 kph from 180 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
1.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Port Chalmers wx

21 km S1 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
10
light winds from the W
(11 km/h at 268°)
30
5 °C-
-
-
-
0

Dunedin Swampy Summit Automatic Weather Station

23 km SSW670 m above sea level

50 minutes ago
No weather report
25
moderate winds from the SW
(24 km/h at 225°)
1.6 °C-
-
-
-
-

Fairfield

24 km S24 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
Dry
20
moderate winds from the W
(20 km/h at 270°)
5.5 °C-
-
-
-
-

Falkirk & Gladstone

26 km S119 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
No weather report
5
calm
(4 km/h at 135°)
5.2 °C-
-
-
-
-

Fred Hollows Way

26 km S108 m above sea level

1 hour ago
No weather report

(- km/h at -°)
3.3 °C-
-
-
-
-

Dunedin- New Zealand

28 km S157 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light rainRecent light rain
5
calm
(4 km/h at 225°)
3.8 °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 Karitane Point and within an acceptable time window.

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