Smoothwater Bay Surf Break

Smoothwater Bay, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 43.98° S 168.59° E

Issued: 5 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Smoothwater Bay sea temperature is
14.0° C

1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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

Current Weather near Smoothwater Bay

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

treblecone

77 km SSE524 m above sea level

58 minutes ago
-
wind obs. (56 kph from 258 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
5.7 °C-
-
-
-
0

Rocky Gully

106 km S1200 m above sea level

58 minutes ago
-
wind obs. (22 kph from 107 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
11.2 °C-
-
-
-
0

Coronet Peak Tandems

107 km S1620 m above sea level

58 minutes ago
-
wind obs. (35 kph from 99 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
12.1 °C-
-
-
-
0

Flightpark

108 km S450 m above sea level

58 minutes ago
-
wind obs. (11 kph from 43 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
14.6 °C-
-
-
-
0

Terrace SouthernClub

114 km S629 m above sea level

58 minutes ago
-
45
strong winds from the NW
(44 km/h at 309°)
50
14.0 °C-
-
-
-
0

Skyline Gondola

117 km S1000 m above sea level

58 minutes ago
-
wind obs. (30 kph from 90 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
13.6 °C-
-
-
-
0

Lauder

147 km SE372 m above sea level

58 minutes ago
-
wind obs. (7 kph from 60 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-

-

Dunedin Airport

250 km SSE2 m above sea level

1 hour ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
15
light winds from the NNE
(15 km/h at 30°)
13 °C10.0
10.0
no cloud

lightning 105km SW of Te Anau

274 km S60 m above sea level

38 minutes ago
thunderstorm Thunderstorm

(- km/h at -°)
°C


Springfield

276 km ENE375 m above sea level

58 minutes ago
-
55
near gales from the NNW
(56 km/h at 346°)
65
13.3 °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 Smoothwater Bay and within an acceptable time window.

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