Smoothwater Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(New-Zealand – West Coast)
|
Smoothwater Bay Spot ID: Type: point Reliability: very consistent Best: Swell NW | Wind SSE Sea Temperature Today is: 15.2 °C |
Wednesday, 22 May 2013, 19:21 Local time
View detailed 48hrs and full 6 days forecasts |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Smoothwater Bay in New-Zealand - West Coast is an exposed point break that has very reliable surf and works all around the year. Offshore winds blow from the south southeast and there is no shelter here from cross shore breezes. The best swell direction is from the northwest. There is no point break and there is left hand reef break too. Good surf at all stages of the tide. An unrowded break, even when it is working. Beware of - Rips / undertow - Rocks - Sharks.
|
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs |
Tide Times:For Jackson Bay, New Zealand, 2 miles from Smoothwater Bay.
Smoothwater Bay Tide Times and Tide Chart Live Weather:At Haast, 35 km from Smoothwater Bay.
|
Overall Smoothwater Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May
The rose diagram shows the range of swells directed at Smoothwater Bay over a normal Ma... (show all text) 
This picture illustrates how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different di... (show all text) The two graphs above are also combined in the single Smoothwater Bay surf consistency graph. Also see Smoothwater Bay surf quality by season and Smoothwater Bay surf quality by month. |
Smoothwater Bay Location Maps
| Contours: | Roads & Rivers: | Select a surf spot from the menu |
Use this relief map to navigate to West Coast surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Smoothwater Bay
Visitor Reviews of Smoothwater Bay |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Smoothwater Bay:(click location name for more details) |
||
| Closest break | Haast Beach | 22 mi |
| Second closest break | Lake Pukaki Point | 78 mi |
| Third closest break | Smithfield | 135 mi |
| Fourth closest break | Jacks Point | 136 mi |
| Fifth closest break | Lighthouse Reef | 136 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to Smoothwater Bay: |
||
| Closest wave buoy | SW Hawaii Buoy | 4718 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | W Hawaii Buoy | 4764 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | NW Hawaii Buoy | 5000 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | NW Hawaii Buoy | 5061 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | N Hawaii 1 Buoy | 5231 mi |
Tide stations nearest to Smoothwater Bay: |
||
| Closest tide station | Jackson Bay | 1 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Haast River Entrance | 25 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Anita Bay | 57 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Bruce Bay | 57 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Bligh Sound | 81 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to Smoothwater Bay: |
||
| Closest ski area | Treble Cone (New Zealand) | 45 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Ohau (New Zealand) | 62 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Cardrona (New Zealand) | 65 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Coronet Peak (New Zealand) | 66 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Snow Park (New Zealand) | 67 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to Smoothwater Bay: |
||
| Closest city location | Dunedin (New Zealand) | 161 mi |
| Second closest city location | Invercargill (New Zealand) | 170 mi |
| Third closest city location | Christchurch (New Zealand) | 206 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Nelson (New Zealand) | 302 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Wellington (New Zealand) | 365 mi |
Like us
Follow us
Add us
Watch us