Potato Point Surf Break

Potato Point, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 45.74° S 170.63° E

Issued: 11 am 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Potato Point sea temperature is
11.3° C

2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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

Current Weather near Potato Point

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Dunedin Airport

40 km SW2 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
15
light winds from the SW
(17 km/h at 220°)
5 °C10.0
10.0


Lauder

108 km WNW372 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (7 kph from 60 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
-2.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

Terrace SouthernClub

162 km W629 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
wind obs. (9 kph from 23 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
0.7 °C-
-
-
-
0

Flightpark

170 km W450 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
wind obs. (30 kph from 257 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
1.8 °C-
-
-
-
0

Rocky Gully

173 km W1200 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
wind obs. (24 kph from 210 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
-3.3 °C-
-
-
-
0

Coronet Peak Tandems

174 km W1620 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
35
fresh winds from the S
(35 km/h at 184°)
50
-2.8 °C-
-
-
-
0

Skyline Gondola

175 km W1000 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
15
light winds from the E
(13 km/h at 96°)
25
-1.0 °C-
-
-
-
0

treblecone

185 km WNW524 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
wind obs. (33 kph from 103 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
-7.0 °C-
-
-
-
0

Lincoln Broadfield

276 km NNE23 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
wind obs. (19 kph from 40 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
10.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Springfield

281 km NNE375 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
45
strong winds from the SSW
(44 km/h at 203°)
70
3.8 °C-
-
-
-
0

* 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 Potato Point and within an acceptable time window.

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