Smithfield Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.38° S 171.25° E

Smithfield, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 5 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Smithfield sea temperature is
9.5° C
0.4° 

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

Seaview- Timaru

2 km S27 m above sea level

54 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 225°)
11.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Marchwiel wx

3 km WSW27 m above sea level

43 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 170°)
10
12 °C-
-
-
-
0

Salisbury

7 km S42 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 0°)
11.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Penrock

20 km WNW147 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 45°)
12.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

Howell Heights

24 km W230 m above sea level

57 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
11.9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Cannington

25 km WSW176 m above sea level

57 minutes ago
Dry
5
light winds from the NE
(6 km/h at 45°)
12 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waimate Coast

27 km S59 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
15
light winds from the NE
(13 km/h at 45°)
11 °C-
-
-
-
-

Geraldine Forst

34 km NW677 m above sea level

57 minutes ago
Dry

(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

Woodbury

39 km N214 m above sea level

53 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 45°)
13.0 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waituna

40 km S128 m above sea level

55 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 45°)
12.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

* 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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