Taylors Mistake Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.58° S 172.78° E

Taylors Mistake, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 5 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taylors Mistake sea temperature is
11.2°C
1.7° 

Taylors Mistake 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 Taylors Mistake 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 Taylors Mistake right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Taylors Mistake

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Godley Head

2 km ESE133 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
15
light winds from the SW
(15 km/h at 225°)
9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Clearview

5 km WSW250 m above sea level

41 minutes ago
Dry
wind obs. (19 kph from 135 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
7.9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Lyttelton

5 km SSW20 m above sea level

35 minutes ago
Dry
25
moderate winds from the W
(24 km/h at 270°)
10.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

Te Awaparahi wx

5 km SW243 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 248°)
10
7 °C-
-
-
-
0

Main Road

6 km W4 m above sea level

45 minutes ago
Dry
wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
8.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

CASS_WS1

8 km SW90 m above sea level

44 minutes ago
No weather report
5
calm
(4 km/h at 45°)
9.3 °C-
-
-
-
-

ICaliforniaNTERB76

9 km WNW4 m above sea level

40 minutes ago
Dry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 270°)
12.5 °C-
-
-
-
-

New Brighton Pier

9 km NW9 m above sea level

35 minutes ago
No weather report
15
light winds from the W
(15 km/h at 270°)
8.0 °C-
-
-
-
-

Port Levy PWS

9 km SSE34 m above sea level

45 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 45°)
11.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

GSMK

10 km WSW168 m above sea level

46 minutes ago
Dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 315 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
8.2 °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 Taylors Mistake and within an acceptable time window.

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