Current weather conditions and live observations for Punakaiki 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 Punakaiki right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Weather Station	Weather	Wind	Gusts	Temp.	Visibility	Visibility / Cloud
WestportAeroAws 46 km NNE5 m above sea level 2 hours ago	Clear skies	light winds from the E (15 km/h at 90°)		15.5 °C	10 km	10 km no observation
HokitikaAeroAws 72 km S40 m above sea level 2 hours ago	Clear skies	light winds from the E (17 km/h at 90°)		13.3 °C	20 km	20 km no observation
Oxford wx 149 km SSE287 m above sea level 2 hours ago	dry	light winds from the NNW (6 km/h at 330°)		18 °C	-	- - - 0
Springfield 149 km SSE375 m above sea level 2 hours ago	-	calm (2 km/h at 219°)		13.0 °C	-	- - - 0
Darfield 172 km SSE150 m above sea level 1 hour ago	dry	calm (0 km/h at 101°)		14 °C	-	- - - 0
Christchurch International Airport 180 km SSE210 m above sea level 2 hours ago	Dry and partly cloudy	calm (4 km/h at 100°)		14 °C	10.0	10.0 no cloud
NelsonAeroAws 181 km ENE6 m above sea level 2 hours ago	Clear skies	light winds from the SE (6 km/h at 140°)		13.7 °C	10 km	10 km no observation
ChristchurchAeroAws 182 km SSE36 m above sea level 2 hours ago	Clear skies	light winds from the NE (6 km/h at 50°)		13.2 °C	20 km	20 km no observation
Lincoln Broadfield 192 km SSE23 m above sea level 3 hours ago	no report	light winds from the NE (19 km/h at 40°)		10.4 °C	-	- - - -
Christchurch 193 km SSE12 m above sea level 2 hours ago	dry	calm (0 km/h at 308°)		14 °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 Punakaiki and within an acceptable time window.