Lake Pukaki Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.19° S 170.14° E

Lake Pukaki Point, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 11 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lake Pukaki Point sea temperature is
10.2°C
0.7° 

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

Current Weather near Lake Pukaki Point

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Pukaki Aero

5 km S468 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
5
light winds from the NW
(6 km/h at 315°)
0 °C-
-
-
-
-

Pukaki Automatic Weather Station

7 km S455 m above sea level

54 minutes ago
Dry
5
light winds from the NW
(6 km/h at 315°)
0.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

Tekapo

26 km NE716 m above sea level

54 minutes ago
Dry
5
light winds from the NE
(7 km/h at 45°)
1.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Glentanner

30 km N542 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
35
fresh winds from the W
(35 km/h at 270°)
5 °C-
-
-
-
-

Burkes Pass

36 km ENE648 m above sea level

54 minutes ago
Dry
5
light winds from the NE
(6 km/h at 45°)
2.3 °C-
-
-
-
-

Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station

42 km S485 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
0
calm
(2 km/h at 260°)
2.1 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Aoraki/Mt Cook Visitor Centre

47 km N650 m above sea level

54 minutes ago
-
20
moderate winds from the NNW
(20 km/h at 340°)
- °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Otematata

48 km S293 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
3 °C-
-
-
-
-

Fairlie Automatic Weather Station

53 km ENE393 m above sea level

54 minutes ago
Dry
wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
2.3 °C-
-
-
-
-

Cattle Creek

56 km SE430 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 315°)
0 °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 Lake Pukaki Point and within an acceptable time window.

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