Punakaiki Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.11° S 171.33° E

Punakaiki, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 5 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Punakaiki sea temperature is
12.6° C
0.1° 

Punakaiki 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 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.

Current Weather near Punakaiki

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Ratanui

8 km S20 m above sea level

32 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 90°)
5.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Charleston

25 km NNE23 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
5
light winds from the E
(7 km/h at 90°)
1 °C-
-
-
-
-

Nelson Creek

35 km SSE67 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
wind obs. (7 kph from 0 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Westport

37 km NNE63 m above sea level

30 minutes ago
Dry
10
light winds from the E
(11 km/h at 90°)
5.9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Cape Foulwind

42 km NNE46 m above sea level

30 minutes ago
No weather report
15
light winds from the SE
(15 km/h at 135°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

Carters Beach

44 km NNE3 m above sea level

35 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 135°)
3.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Ahaura Rv at Gorge

48 km SE107 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry

(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

Lake Brunner

51 km SSE104 m above sea level

40 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 45°)
4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Powerhouse Rd

51 km NE38 m above sea level

31 minutes ago
No weather report
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
4.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Ngakawau

72 km NE1 m above sea level

37 minutes ago
Dry
20
moderate winds from the E
(22 km/h at 90°)
2.7 °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 Punakaiki and within an acceptable time window.

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