Rabbit Island Surf Break

Rabbit Island, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.14° E

Issued: 5 am 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rabbit Island sea temperature is
13.5° C

Normal for this time of year

Rabbit Island 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 Rabbit Island 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 Rabbit Island right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Rabbit Island

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Blenheim

65 km ESE50 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
0
calm
(2 km/h at 241°)
5
2 °C-
-
-
-
0

Collingwood

87 km NW100 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 81°)
0
7 °C-
-
-
-
0

Wellington

137 km E116 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 160°)
0
4 °C-
-
-
-
0

Wellington International Airport

139 km E201 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearDry and partly cloudy
5
light winds from the ENE
(7 km/h at 70°)
7 °C10.0
10.0
no cloud
no observation
-

Miramar wx

141 km E51 m above sea level

48 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 35°)
5
3 °C-
-
-
-
0

Baring Head

146 km E150 m above sea level

50 minutes ago
-
10
light winds from the NE
(9 km/h at 43°)
20
4.6 °C-
-
-
-
0

Paremata

147 km E20 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 99°)
5
5 °C-
-
-
-
0

Heights Road

150 km E300 m above sea level

50 minutes ago
-
wind obs. (9 kph from 337 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
10.5 °C-
-
-
-
0

Paekakariki

153 km E267 m above sea level

50 minutes ago
-
15
light winds from the SE
(13 km/h at 135°)
30
9.0 °C-
-
-
-
0

Kapiti Aeromodellers

157 km ENE6 m above sea level

50 minutes ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 124°)
0
2.7 °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 Rabbit Island and within an acceptable time window.

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