Smaills Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(New-Zealand – Otago Peninsula)
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Smaills Beach Spot ID: Type: beach Reliability: fairly consistent Best: Swell S | Wind NE Sea Temperature Today is: 11.2 °C |
Monday, 20 May 2013, 02:22 Local time
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Smaills Beach on the Otago Peninsula is an exposed beach break that has reasonably consistent surf. Summer offers the favoured conditions for surfing. Ideal winds are from the northeast. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Best around mid tide when the tide is falling. Rarely crowded here. Beware of sharks/rips.
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Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs |
Tide Times:For Dunedin, New Zealand, 6 miles from Smaills Beach.
Smaills Beach Tide Times and Tide Chart Live Weather:At Dunedin Airport, 30 km from Smaills Beach.
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Overall Smaills Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May
This chart describes the variation of swells directed at Smaills Beach over a normal Ma... (show all text) 
This image shows how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directio... (show all text) The two graphs above are also combined in the single Smaills Beach surf consistency graph. Also see Smaills Beach surf quality by season and Smaills Beach surf quality by month. |
Smaills Beach Location Maps
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Use this relief map to navigate to Otago Peninsula surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Smaills Beach
Visitor Reviews of Smaills Beach |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Smaills Beach:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | Tomahawk Beach | 1 mi |
| Second closest break | Boulder Beach | 2 mi |
| Third closest break | St Kilda Beach | 2 mi |
| Fourth closest break | Middle Beach (Moana Rua) | 2 mi |
| Fifth closest break | St Clair | 3 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to Smaills Beach: |
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| Closest wave buoy | SW Hawaii Buoy | 4774 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | W Hawaii Buoy | 4830 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | NW Hawaii Buoy | 5074 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | NW Hawaii Buoy | 5135 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | N Hawaii 1 Buoy | 5285 mi |
Tide stations nearest to Smaills Beach: |
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| Closest tide station | Dunedin | 4 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Port Chalmers | 7 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Otago Harbour Entrance | 12 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Nugget Point | 52 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Oamaru | 58 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to Smaills Beach: |
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| Closest ski area | Awakino Ski Area (New Zealand) | 79 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Snow Park/Snow Farm (New Zealand) | 101 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Snow Park (New Zealand) | 102 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Remarkables (New Zealand) | 104 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Cardrona (New Zealand) | 105 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to Smaills Beach: |
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| Closest city location | Dunedin (New Zealand) | 4 mi |
| Second closest city location | Invercargill (New Zealand) | 112 mi |
| Third closest city location | Christchurch (New Zealand) | 193 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Nelson (New Zealand) | 347 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Wellington (New Zealand) | 383 mi |
- The closest passenger airport to Smaills Beach is Dunedin Airport (DUD) in New Zealand, 29 km (18 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Smaills Beach is Oamaru Airport (OAM), also in New Zealand, 112 km (70 miles) away.
- Third is Alexandra Airport (ALR) in New Zealand, 121 km (75 miles) away.
- Wanaka Airport (WKA) in New Zealand is 168 km (104 miles) away.
- Queenstown Airport (ZQN), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Smaills Beach and is 174 km (108 miles) away.
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