Surf Forecasts:
Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach surf forecast from 10 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 17 Jun, 9AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period, SSW swell with cross-onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 17 Jun, 9PM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period, SSW swell with 8,152 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 11 Jun, 12PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jun 11) at 12PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 15s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach in the next 16 days are 4.5m 15s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jun 17) at 9PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Jun 14) at 3AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12PM (Thu 11th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Wed 17th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 9PM (Wed 17th Jun) | 15ft (4.5m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 336 | 173 | 201 | 176 | 107 | 208 | 179 | 167 | 189 | 162 | 150 | 120 | 1118 | 3158 | 566 | 234 | 449 | 2801 | 3659 | 1622 | 4724 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:17PM1.76m | 00:40AM1.74m | 1:08PM1.84m | 1:31AM1.78m | 2:00PM1.91m | 2:24AM1.80m | 2:54PM1.95m | 3:18AM1.82m | 3:49PM1.97m | 4:14AM1.81m | 4:46PM1.96m | 5:12AM1.80m | 5:46PM1.94m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21PM0.26m | 6:45AM0.21m | 7:21PM0.20m | 7:42AM0.14m | 8:20PM0.15m | 8:39AM0.08m | 9:16PM0.10m | 9:34AM0.04m | 10:12PM0.08m | 10:29AM0.02m | 11:06PM0.08m | 11:24AM0.02m | 00:00AM0.09m | ||||||||
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 | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | 8:18 | — | — |
 | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | S 16 |
| kJ | 336 | 173 | 201 | 176 | 107 | 208 | 179 | 167 | 189 | 162 | 150 | 120 | 1118 | 1343 | 283 | 234 | 449 | 953 | 2335 | 1622 | 4724 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | S 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 18 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | NE 5 | SE 12 | SSW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 16 | — |
| kJ | 253 | 167 | 58 | 18 | 17 | 50 | 71 | 21 | 110 | 139 | 85 | 57 | 5 | 6 | 196 | 130 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 859 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 18 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 19 | SSW 6 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 4 | SE 13 | NE 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 39 | 57 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 7 | — | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 6 | — | SW 3 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 3 | WNW 3 | SW 8 | SW 16 | SSW 9 | — | WSW 8 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | WNW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 73 | 3158 | 566 | — | 175 | 2801 | 3659 | 16 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 75 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 60 | 15 | 18 | 11 |
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