Smoothwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.98° S 168.59° E

Smoothwater Bay, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 5 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Smoothwater Bay sea temperature is
13.0° C
1.0° 

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

37 minutes ago
-
wind obs. (28 kph from 128 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
-8.4 °C-
-
-
-
0

Lake Hawea

89 km SE362 m above sea level

32 minutes ago
Dry
wind obs. (11 kph from 135 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
3.0 °C-
-
-
-
-

Allenby Park-38

91 km SSE328 m above sea level

31 minutes ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 315°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

Hawea Flat

92 km SSE292 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
15
light winds from the SE
(13 km/h at 135°)
2 °C-
-
-
-
-

Skydive Wanaka

98 km SE370 m above sea level

39 minutes ago
Dry
15
light winds from the SE
(13 km/h at 135°)
1.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Rocky Gully

106 km S1200 m above sea level

37 minutes ago
-
25
moderate winds from the SSW
(24 km/h at 196°)
30
-5.3 °C-
-
-
-
0

Coronet Peak Tandems

107 km S1620 m above sea level

37 minutes ago
-
25
moderate winds from the SSE
(26 km/h at 160°)
35
-4.6 °C-
-
-
-
0

Lindis Pass

108 km SE965 m above sea level

29 minutes ago
Dry
10
light winds from the NW
(11 km/h at 315°)
2.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Flightpark

108 km S450 m above sea level

37 minutes ago
-
10
light winds from the WSW
(9 km/h at 242°)
20
0.5 °C-
-
-
-
0

Queensberry

109 km SSE501 m above sea level

37 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 135°)
1.1 °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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