Smoothwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.98° S 168.59° E

Smoothwater Bay, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 11 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Smoothwater Bay sea temperature is
12.7°C
0.7° 

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

Haast Automatic Weather Station

36 km ENE5 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
15
light winds from the WSW
(15 km/h at 240°)
11.7 °C-
-

no observation

Lake Hawea

89 km SE362 m above sea level

52 minutes ago
No weather report

(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

Allenby Park-38

91 km SSE328 m above sea level

50 minutes ago
Dry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 135°)
12.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Hawea Flat

92 km SSE292 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
20
moderate winds from the W
(22 km/h at 270°)
12 °C-
-
-
-
-

Milford Sound Airport Automatic Weather Station

94 km SSW3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
5
light winds from the W
(6 km/h at 280°)
- °C10 km
10 km

no observation

Skydive Wanaka

98 km SE370 m above sea level

54 minutes ago
Dry
5
light winds from the N
(7 km/h at 0°)
11.9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Lindis Pass

108 km SE965 m above sea level

45 minutes ago
Dry
wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
7.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Queensberry

109 km SSE501 m above sea level

58 minutes ago
Dry
5
light winds from the NW
(6 km/h at 315°)
11.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Central Otago

115 km SSE236 m above sea level

43 minutes ago
Dry
20
moderate winds from the N
(22 km/h at 0°)
13.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Shotover

115 km S359 m above sea level

43 minutes ago
Dry
5
light winds from the SW
(6 km/h at 225°)
13.0 °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 Smoothwater Bay and within an acceptable time window.

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