Papatowai Webcam and Surf Cam

Lat Long: 46.58° S 169.48° E

Issued: 12 pm 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Papatowai sea temperature is

13.1°C

Papatowai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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More Cams (<62 mi away)

Dunedin Marine Search & Rescue (Brighton)

59 mi away

This is the best Papatowai webcam that we have found on the web. The Papatowai surf cam and those surfcams nearby are not operated by surf-forecast.com, so please contact us if you find the Papatowai surf cam is dead or frequently offline. Also, if you know of a better beach camera that points at a surf spot in the region, let us know. Webcams for Papatowai and elsewhere along the Catlins coast are useful as indicators for general surf conditions that affect other surf breaks in the region.