Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Surf Break

Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.57° E

Issued: 5 pm 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach sea temperature is
12.2° C

2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Port Chalmers wx

11 km NNE1 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
light winds from the NE
(6 km/h at 35°)
10
11 °C-
-
-
-
0

DunedinAeroAws

29 km WSW2 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear skies
15
light winds from the NE
(13 km/h at 50°)
9.3 °C20 km
20 km

no observation

Dunedin Airport

30 km WSW2 m above sea level

2 hours ago
light rainLight rain
15
light winds from the NE
(13 km/h at 50°)
9 °C10.0
10.0
few

Nugget Point Automatic Weather Station

83 km SSW131 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
25
moderate winds from the NNE
(24 km/h at 30°)
8.6 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Oamaru

94 km NNE62 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 220°)
10
7 °C-
-
-
-
0

Naseby

104 km NW581 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 155°)
5
1 °C-
-
-
-
0

Oamaru Aero Automatic Weather Station

112 km NNE30 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear skies
5
light winds from the NNW
(7 km/h at 330°)
4.9 °C10 km
10 km
-
no observation
-

Lauder

119 km WNW372 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (7 kph from 60 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
-2.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station

163 km NW485 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
5
light winds from the WSW
(6 km/h at 240°)
0.3 °C-
-

no observation

Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station

163 km NW485 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
5
light winds from the WSW
(6 km/h at 240°)
0.3 °C-
-

no observation

* 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 Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach and within an acceptable time window.

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