Smithfield Surf Break
Lat Long: 44.38° S 171.25° E

Smithfield, New Zealand Weather Observations

Weather Forecast for Smithfield

Issued: 11 am 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Smithfield sea temperature is
11.8° C

1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Smithfield 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 Smithfield 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 Smithfield right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Smithfield

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Marchwiel wx

3 km WSW27 m above sea level

44 minutes ago
dry
10
light winds from the SSE
(8 km/h at 158°)
5
8 °C-
-
-
-
0

TimaruAeroAws

8 km NW27 m above sea level

58 minutes ago
clearClear skies
5
calm
(4 km/h at 280°)
2.9 °C4 km
4 km
-
no observation
-

Oamaru Aero Automatic Weather Station

68 km S30 m above sea level

58 minutes ago
clearClear skies
10
light winds from the SW
(11 km/h at 230°)
4.6 °C10 km
10 km
-
no observation
-

Oamaru

86 km S62 m above sea level

3 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 228°)
10
12 °C-
-
-
-
0

Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station

110 km WSW485 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
10
light winds from the W
(9 km/h at 260°)
3.0 °C-
-

no observation

Hororata

110 km NE172 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 86°)
0
- °C-
-
-
-
0

Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station

110 km WSW485 m above sea level

58 minutes ago
-
15
light winds from the W
(13 km/h at 270°)
3.2 °C-
-

no observation

Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station

113 km WNW656 m above sea level

58 minutes ago
-
0
calm
(2 km/h at 310°)
-1.1 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Naseby

114 km SSW581 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 161°)
5
2 °C-
-
-
-
0

Springfield

122 km NNE375 m above sea level

58 minutes ago
-
wind obs. (19 kph from 232 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
2.8 °C-
-
-
-
0

* 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 Smithfield and within an acceptable time window.

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