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Weather Forecast for Kaikoura9m above sea level

Showers. Breezy South to Sou'West winds.

Now

15°
Kaikoura
Observed at 6:52pm from:
Kaikoura Flat (IKAIKO8)
Rain (today)WindHumidexHumidityPressure
-mmNNW 0km/h18°98%1026.04hPa

Tonight

13°
Kaikoura
Showers. Breezy South to Sou'West winds.
Rain (chance)Rain (amount)WindMoonriseMoonsetMoon Phase
80%3.5mmSSW 15km/h7:19am2:40pmWaxing Gibbous

Tomorrow

15°
Kaikoura
Showers. Fairly breezy South to Sou'West winds.
Rain (chance)Rain (amount)WindUV IndexSunriseSunset
60%4.4mmSSW 20km/h5 (Moderate)4:53pm8:05am

Next 24 Hours in Kaikoura

Next 9 Days in Kaikoura

Fri 2 Jan
Fri 2 Jan
15°
Day
12°
Night
Showers. Fairly breezy South to Sou'West winds.
SSW
20km/h
60%
chance
of rain

5.7mm
Showers. Fairly breezy South to Sou'West winds.
View hourly forecast
Sat 3 Jan
Sat 3 Jan
18°
Day
13°
Night
Morning clouds followed by afternoon sun. Fairly breezy Easterly winds.
E
23km/h
20%
chance
of rain

trace
Morning clouds followed by afternoon sun. Fairly breezy Easterly winds.
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Sun 4 Jan
Sun 4 Jan
20°
Day
15°
Night
Partly cloudy. Breezy Easterly winds.
E
14km/h
10%
chance
of rain

trace
Partly cloudy. Breezy Easterly winds.
View hourly forecast
Mon 5 Jan
Mon 5 Jan
20°
Day
16°
Night
Partly cloudy. Light Sou'East winds.
SE
11km/h
20%
chance
of rain

trace
Partly cloudy. Light Sou'East winds.
View hourly forecast
Tue 6 Jan
Tue 6 Jan
21°
Day
16°
Night
A mix of sun and cloud. Light East to Sou'East winds.
ESE
11km/h
20%
chance
of rain

trace
A mix of sun and cloud. Light East to Sou'East winds.
View hourly forecast
Wed 7 Jan
Wed 7 Jan
22°
Day
17°
Night
Partly cloudy. Light Easterly winds.
E
13km/h
20%
chance
of rain

trace
Partly cloudy. Light Easterly winds.
View hourly forecast
Thu 8 Jan
Thu 8 Jan
24°
Day
17°
Night
A mix of sun and cloud. Light Nor'East winds.
NE
13km/h
10%
chance
of rain

trace
A mix of sun and cloud. Light Nor'East winds.
View hourly forecast
Fri 9 Jan
Fri 9 Jan
24°
Day
19°
Night
Mostly cloudy. Breezy Nor'East winds.
NE
15km/h
10%
chance
of rain

trace
Mostly cloudy. Breezy Nor'East winds.
View hourly forecast
Sat 10 Jan
Sat 10 Jan
26°
Day
17°
Night
Mostly cloudy. Breezy Northerly winds.
N
16km/h
10%
chance
of rain

0.3mm
Mostly cloudy. Breezy Northerly winds.
View hourly forecast

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Chrisp on 1/01/2026 7:52pm

Looks like a possible cyclone mid month. Not showing on your models ala Cyclone Tam….?

Suzy on 1/01/2026 7:18pm

Happy New Year. Thanks for your great service. Since yesterday I’ve only been able to see a very limited number of temperatures on the live observations map? Normally when I scroll the number increases substantially. Has something changed? Cheers.

DJA on 31/12/2025 8:56pm

Happy New Year WW!
FYI it looks like the rain, wind and cloud info in the hourly forecast is the same for every day.

Deano on 1/01/2026 10:16am

Yeah, i noticed that to.lm sure the team will sort it out.Happy new year Phil and the team.

Kat on 31/12/2025 7:36pm

Happy New Year to Phîl and everyone at Weatherwatch. You made 2025 a great year. Here’s to even more accurate weather forecasting for the upcoming year. Cheers all.

jet on 29/12/2025 6:28am

Hi phill and weather watch is the weather event new zealand getting la nina like?

WW Forecast Team on 29/12/2025 8:43am

Nope, not very much – mostly westerly and south-westerly driven, except for today, which is a bit La Nina like, but the next couple weeks look more W to SW driven.
– WW

jet on 30/12/2025 8:35am

thanks for giving me a sneak peek

Mary Jarvie on 29/12/2025 12:15am

Why are we still getting Westport USA’s weather ?!

WW Forecast Team on 29/12/2025 9:21pm

Hi Mary, we have removed that broken weather observation. Please note it does not affect the forecasts which are for Westport NZ.
– WW

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