Purakaunui Bay Surf Break

Purakaunui Bay, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 46.54° S 169.62° E

Issued: 5 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Purakaunui Bay sea temperature is
11.9° C

2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Purakaunui Bay 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 Purakaunui Bay 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 Purakaunui Bay right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Purakaunui Bay

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Dunedin Airport

82 km NNE2 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
20
moderate winds from the SW
(22 km/h at 230°)
7 °C10.0
10.0
no cloud

Georgetown wx

97 km WSW9 m above sea level

40 minutes ago
dry
wind obs. (29 kph from 165 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
8 °C-
-
-
-
0

Port Chalmers wx

111 km NE1 m above sea level

3 hours ago
dry
25
moderate winds from the WSW
(26 km/h at 245°)
50
7 °C-
-
-
-
0

Lauder

168 km N372 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
5
light winds from the ENE
(7 km/h at 60°)
-2.1 °C-
-

-

Naseby

174 km NNE581 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 167°)
0
0 °C-
-
-
-
0

Terrace SouthernClub

184 km NW629 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
wind obs. (30 kph from 323 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
2.2 °C-
-
-
-
0

Skyline Gondola

185 km NW1000 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
60
near gales from the WSW
(59 km/h at 247°)
75
2.6 °C-
-
-
-
0

Oamaru

189 km NNE62 m above sea level

40 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 212°)
10
6 °C-
-
-
-
0

Flightpark

190 km NW450 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
wind obs. (7 kph from 300 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
2.3 °C-
-
-
-
0

Coronet Peak Tandems

192 km NW1620 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
wind obs. (28 kph from 263 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
-0.3 °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 Purakaunui Bay and within an acceptable time window.

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