Karitane Point Surf Break

Karitane Point, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 45.64° S 170.68° E

Issued: 5 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karitane Point sea temperature is
11.5° C

2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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

Port Chalmers wx

21 km S1 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 269°)
10
12 °C-
-
-
-
0

Dunedin Airport

49 km SSW2 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light rainLight rain
5
light winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 020 to 220 degs)
(7 km/h at 70°)
9 °C10.0
10.0
overcast

Oamaru

62 km NNE62 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 228°)
10
12 °C-
-
-
-
0

ASCATB172E45S

77 km ENE15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
10
light winds from the W
(12 km/h at 270°)
- °C- km
- km


Naseby

80 km NW581 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 229°)
5
10 °C-
-
-
-
0

ASCATB171E46S

94 km SSE15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
25
moderate winds from the WNW
(23 km/h at 296°)
- °C- km
- km


Lauder

103 km WNW372 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
wind obs. (7 kph from 60 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

ASCATB172E46S

107 km SE15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
20
moderate winds from the NW
(20 km/h at 306°)
- °C- km
- km


Marchwiel wx

147 km NNE27 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
wind obs. (16 kph from 101 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

ASCATC172E46S

148 km SE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
25
moderate winds from the NNE
(23 km/h at 23°)
- °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 Karitane Point and within an acceptable time window.

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