Manakau (Seaward Kaikoura
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

French Ridge hut on way to Mt Aspiring, Mount Aspiring

Mount Aspiring

 

Days 0-3 Manakau (Seaward Kaikoura Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Tue morning).

Days 3-6 Manakau (Seaward Kaikoura Weather Summary:

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Thu night, near gales from the WSW by Sat morning).

AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
partially cloudy
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
partially cloudy
Wind km/h
60 WNW60
60 WNW60
80 W80
40 SW40
30 SW30
20 SSE20
25 SSE25
15 SW15
25 WSW25
30 SW30
30 SW30
35 SW35
25 WSW25
35 WNW35
20 W20
25 WSW25
35 WSW35
40 WSW40
clear clear snow shwrs heavy snow some clouds clear snow shwrs snow shwrs clear clear clear clear clear light snow some clouds some clouds clear some clouds
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - 1 21 - - 1 1 - - - - - 2 - - - -
High °C
-5 -8 -7 -9 -10 -9 -9 -9 -9 -10 -10 -8 -6 -5 -6 -8 -8 -8
Low °C
-6 -8 -8 -9 -10 -10 -10 -9 -10 -10 -10 -9 -7 -6 -9 -8 -8 -8
Chill °C
-16 -20 -20 -20 -20 -17 -17 -16 -17 -19 -20 -17 -15 -14 -14 -16 -18 -18
Freezing level m
1700 1600 1350 1150 1250 1050 1050 1100 950 1000 1200 1200 1450 1750 1700 1500 1500 1500
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
-5-8-7-9-10-9-9-9-9-10-10-8-6-5-6-8-8-8-2-3-3-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-3-2-2-4-4-3110-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-2-1122000553220110112455443997563443555787786131310910688799810111011119
Sunrise
7:45 - - 7:43 - - 7:43 - - 7:41 - - 7:41 - - 7:39 - -
Sunset
- 5:17 - - 5:19 - - 5:20 - - 5:21 - - 5:22 - - 5:22 -

This table gives the weather forecast for Manakau (Seaward Kaikoura at the specific elevation of 2608 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Manakau (Seaward Kaikoura. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of New Zealand.

Live conditions reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Kaikoura
22 km SSE
101m alt.
2 hours ago
12.6° C
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 320).
20 km
Cape Campbell
73 km NE
32m alt.
2 hours ago
12.0° C
-
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 320).
Cape Campbell (aut)
73 km NE
32m alt.
2 hours ago
12.0° C
No report.
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 320).
Port Robinson Cheviot wx
77 km S
91m alt.
36 minutes ago
14.9° C
clear
Clear
10.0 km
Motunau Teviotdale wx
102 km S
32m alt.
47 minutes ago
12.2° C
clear
Clear
10.0 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 Manakau (Seaward Kaikoura and within an acceptable time window.