Shag Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.41° S 170.84° E

Shag Beach, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 11 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shag Beach sea temperature is
10.5° C
2.0° 

Shag Beach 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 Shag Beach 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 Shag Beach right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Shag Beach

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Moeraki

6 km NNE18 m above sea level

33 minutes ago
No weather report
10
light winds from the NW
(11 km/h at 315°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

Herbert

21 km WNW502 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 0°)
6 °C-
-
-
-
-

Bucklands

29 km SSW70 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 270°)
10 °C-
-
-
-
-

Macrae's

33 km WSW619 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 180°)
7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Deborah NZ

34 km NNE31 m above sea level

43 minutes ago
No weather report
0
calm
(2 km/h at 90°)
6.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waitati

45 km S41 m above sea level

33 minutes ago
Dry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 180°)
4.5 °C-
-
-
-
-

Port Chalmers

48 km S15 m above sea level

33 minutes ago
No weather report
5
calm
(4 km/h at 180°)
9.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Port Chalmers wx

49 km S1 m above sea level

35 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 292°)
5
9 °C-
-
-
-
0

Leith Saddle

50 km S378 m above sea level

33 minutes ago
Dry
wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
6.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Rock And Pillar

50 km WSW284 m above sea level

43 minutes ago
Dry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 270°)
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 Shag Beach and within an acceptable time window.

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