Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.58° S 169.48° E

Papatowai, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 5 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papatowai sea temperature is
11.1°C
1.7° 

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

Current Weather near Papatowai

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Dewe Road Yards

7 km WNW8 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 90°)
7.2 °C-
-
-
-
-

Nugget Point Automatic Weather Station

29 km ENE131 m above sea level

41 minutes ago
-
20
light winds from the N
(19 km/h at 10°)
7.2 °C-
-

no observation

Nugget Point Automatic Weather Station

29 km ENE131 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
25
moderate winds from the NE
(26 km/h at 50°)
8.1 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Slopedown

34 km WNW120 m above sea level

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

Balclutha

47 km NNE99 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
Dry
5
light winds from the NE
(7 km/h at 45°)
7.2 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waipahi

55 km NW105 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 45°)
6.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

Toko Mouth

58 km NE130 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 225°)
7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Edendale

59 km W18 m above sea level

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

Tokoiti

62 km NE17 m above sea level

1 hour ago
No weather report
wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
7.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Oteramika

66 km W36 m above sea level

59 minutes ago
Dry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 315°)
7.1 °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 Papatowai and within an acceptable time window.

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