Ward Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.85° S 174.18° E

Ward Beach, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 11 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ward Beach sea temperature is
10.6° C
0.5° 

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

Current Weather near Ward Beach

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Ward

9 km WSW218 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
35
fresh winds from the S
(37 km/h at 180°)
5 °C-
-
-
-
-

CapeCampbellAws

15 km NNE6 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
30
fresh winds from the S
(31 km/h at 170°)
6.3 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Wither Hills

37 km NW245 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
wind obs. (22 kph from 135 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
5 °C-
-
-
-
-

Booker Road

41 km WNW94 m above sea level

59 minutes ago
Dry
5
light winds from the SW
(7 km/h at 225°)
5.0 °C-
-
-
-
-

Crofters Cottage

43 km NW12 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
1.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Grovetown Weather

44 km NW5 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 225°)
2.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

Blenheim

46 km WNW50 m above sea level

53 minutes ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 257°)
0
-1 °C-
-
-
-
0

Mid Awatere Valley

47 km WSW478 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
30
fresh winds from the SW
(31 km/h at 225°)
3 °C-
-
-
-
-

SHIP4276

56 km NNE15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
55
near gales from the S
(53.64 km/h at 180°)
11.0 °C17.7 km
17.7 km


SHIP9645

56 km NNE15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
55
near gales from the S
(53.64 km/h at 180°)
11.0 °C17.7 km
17.7 km


* 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 Ward Beach and within an acceptable time window.

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