Surf Forecasts:
Smithfield surf forecast from 9 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 10 Jun, 9AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 11 Jun, 6AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period, SE swell with 235 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 10 Jun, 9AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Smithfield this week:
The surf forecast for Smithfield over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jun 10) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 12s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Smithfield in the next 16 days are 0.8m 13s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jun 11) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Monday (Jun 15) at 9PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9AM (Wed 10th Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Wed 10th Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 6AM (Thu 11th Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Smithfield over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SE 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 701 | 224 | 132 | 100 | 210 | 134 | 41 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 63 | 104 | 47 | 62 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:15PM2.00m | 10:43AM2.08m | 11:02PM2.05m | 11:38AM2.15m | 11:55PM2.12m | 12:32PM2.23m | 00:50AM2.22m | 1:26PM2.31m | 1:43AM2.32m | 2:23PM2.39m | 2:34AM2.40m | 3:22PM2.47m | 3:25AM2.44m | 4:24PM2.53m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:30AM0.68m | 4:55PM0.61m | 5:15AM0.59m | 5:48PM0.58m | 6:02AM0.53m | 6:44PM0.56m | 6:55AM0.53m | 7:40PM0.54m | 7:53AM0.54m | 8:35PM0.52m | 8:53AM0.56m | 9:30PM0.51m | 9:51AM0.55m | ||||||||
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 | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:08 | — |
 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 16 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | ENE 4 | SE 3 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 701 | 224 | 132 | 100 | 210 | 134 | 41 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 104 | 47 | 62 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 15 | SE 15 | S 16 | S 20 | — | — | S 15 | SE 18 | SSE 13 | SSE 16 | SE 14 | SE 12 | — | SE 13 | SSE 18 | SE 6 | ENE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 34 | 20 | 8 | — | — | 4 | 12 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 6 | — | 6 | 63 | 8 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 18 | S 16 | S 20 | SE 17 | SE 16 | — | SE 13 | — | — | — | SE 18 | SE 16 | S 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SSE 5 | SE 11 | E 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 44 | 8 | 12 | 9 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 12 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 0 | 94 | 156 | 94 | 94 | 134 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 0 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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