Smaills Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(New-Zealand – Otago Peninsula)
| Name: | Smaills Beach |
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| Type: | beach |
| Reliability: | fairly consistent |
| Best Swell: S | Offshore Wind: NE |
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.
Overall Smaills Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution
IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.
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Also see Smaills Beach surf quality by season and Smaills Beach surf quality by month.
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Use this relief map to navigate to New-Zealand - Otago Peninsula surf breaks 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, New Zealand | 4 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Otago Harbour Entrance, New Zealand | 12 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Nugget Point, New Zealand | 52 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Nugget Point, New Zealand(2) | 52 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Oamaru, New Zealand | 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 | Remarkables (New Zealand) | 104 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Cardrona (New Zealand) | 105 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Coronet Peak (New Zealand) | 112 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 | Milton (New Zealand) | 32 mi |
| Third closest city location | Balclutha (New Zealand) | 45 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Oamaru (New Zealand) | 61 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Gore (New Zealand) | 79 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.
