Shag Beach Surf Break

Shag Beach, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 45.41° S 170.84° E

Issued: 5 pm 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shag Beach sea temperature is
11.0° C

1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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

Oamaru

34 km NNE62 m above sea level

55 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 218°)
10
3 °C-
-
-
-
0

Port Chalmers wx

49 km S1 m above sea level

33 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 280°)
5
6 °C-
-
-
-
0

ASCATC171E46S

51 km ESE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
15
light winds from the W
(17 km/h at 265°)
- °C- km
- km


ASCATC172E45S

60 km E15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
10
light winds from the WSW
(12 km/h at 254°)
- °C- km
- km


Naseby

69 km WNW581 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
0
calm
(2 km/h at 171°)
10
-4 °C-
-
-
-
0

ASCATC172E46S

70 km E15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
10
light winds from the WSW
(10 km/h at 254°)
- °C- km
- km


Dunedin Airport

76 km SSW2 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clear-
5
light winds from the NNE
(7 km/h at 30°)
3 °C10.0
10.0


ASCATB171E46S

98 km S15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
25
moderate winds from the W
(24 km/h at 275°)
- °C- km
- km


Lauder

99 km W372 m above sea level

40 minutes ago
no report
wind obs. (7 kph from 60 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
-2.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

Marchwiel wx

118 km NNE27 m above sea level

24 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 139°)
0
4 °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 Shag Beach and within an acceptable time window.

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