Rabbit Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.14° E

Rabbit Island, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 12 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rabbit Island sea temperature is
15.8°C
1.9° 

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

Koi Weather

5 km W15 m above sea level

29 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 135°)
14.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

NelsonAeroAws

7 km SE6 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearClear skies
5
light winds from the SSW
(6 km/h at 210°)
14.8 °C20 km
20 km

no observation

Test Stringer Road

8 km SW107 m above sea level

30 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 90°)
13.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Tasman42

11 km WNW33 m above sea level

31 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 90°)
13.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Tasman Village

11 km WNW2 m above sea level

28 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 180°)
11.9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Dovedale

17 km SSW338 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
13 °C-
-
-
-
-

Big Pokororo 2

25 km W97 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 0°)
13 °C-
-
-
-
-

Marahau

31 km NW8 m above sea level

33 minutes ago
Dry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 225°)
12.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Walters Peak - Tapawera

33 km SW132 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry

(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

Takaka Hill Caves

33 km WNW643 m above sea level

31 minutes ago
Dry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 225°)
10.6 °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 Rabbit Island and within an acceptable time window.

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