Potato Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.74° S 170.63° E

Potato Point, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 5 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Potato Point sea temperature is
9.9° C
1.3° 

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

Waitati

6 km SW41 m above sea level

48 minutes ago
light rainRecent light rain
5
calm
(4 km/h at 270°)
9.0 °C-
-
-
-
-

Port Chalmers

8 km S15 m above sea level

48 minutes ago
No weather report
5
light winds from the SW
(7 km/h at 225°)
8.3 °C-
-
-
-
-

Port Chalmers wx

9 km S1 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 214°)
5
8 °C-
-
-
-
0

Leith Saddle

11 km SSW378 m above sea level

48 minutes ago
light rainRecent light rain
wind obs. (9 kph from 225 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
6.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Fairfield

13 km S24 m above sea level

49 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
8.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Bucklands

14 km N70 m above sea level

2 hours ago
light rainRecent light rain
5
light winds from the W
(6 km/h at 270°)
8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Dunedin Swampy Summit Automatic Weather Station

14 km SW670 m above sea level

48 minutes ago
No weather report
10
light winds from the SW
(9 km/h at 225°)
4.3 °C-
-
-
-
-

Falkirk & Gladstone

15 km SSW119 m above sea level

49 minutes ago
No weather report
0
calm
(2 km/h at 90°)
9.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Fred Hollows Way

15 km SSW108 m above sea level

59 minutes ago
light rainRecent light rain

(- km/h at -°)
8.5 °C-
-
-
-
-

Dunedin- New Zealand

17 km SSW157 m above sea level

58 minutes ago
light rainDry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 90°)
8.8 °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 Potato Point and within an acceptable time window.

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