Current weather conditions and live observations for Wavetraps 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 Wavetraps right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Weather Station	Weather	Wind	Gusts	Temp.	Visibility	Visibility / Cloud
Nelson Creek 27 km E67 m above sea level 2 hours ago	Dry	calm (4 km/h at 180°)		14 °C	-	- - - -
Lake Brunner 28 km ESE104 m above sea level 2 hours ago	Recent light rain	calm (4 km/h at 90°)		13 °C	-	- - - -
Ratanui 30 km NNE20 m above sea level 1 hour ago	Dry	calm (0 km/h at 180°)		13.5 °C	-	- - - -
HokitikaAeroAws 35 km S40 m above sea level 2 hours ago	Clear skies	light winds from the ENE (6 km/h at 60°)		12.7 °C	10 km	10 km no observation
Hokitika South 42 km S2 m above sea level 51 minutes ago	Recent light rain	light winds from the E (7 km/h at 90°)		12.7 °C	-	- - - -
Ahaura Rv at Gorge 44 km E107 m above sea level 2 hours ago	Dry	(- km/h at -°)		- °C	-	- - - -
Ross 60 km S66 m above sea level 1 hour ago	Dry	light winds from the S (6 km/h at 180°)		12.3 °C	-	- - - -
Charleston 63 km NNE23 m above sea level 2 hours ago	Dry	wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected (- km/h at -°)		13 °C	-	- - - -
Arthur's Pass National Park Visitor Centre 64 km SSE737 m above sea level 51 minutes ago	Dry	light winds from the NW (6 km/h at 315°)		6.9 °C	-	- - - -
Westport 74 km NNE63 m above sea level 51 minutes ago	Recent light rain	light winds from the E (9 km/h at 90°)		12.7 °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 Wavetraps and within an acceptable time window.