Smoothwater Bay Surf Break

Smoothwater Bay, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 43.98° S 168.59° E

Issued: 11 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

1 hour ago
-
30
fresh winds from the WNW
(31 km/h at 286°)
65
5.4 °C-
-
-
-
0

lightning 48km WNW of Queenstown

106 km S849 m above sea level

52 minutes ago
thunderstorm Thunderstorm

(- km/h at -°)
°C


Rocky Gully

106 km S1200 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
30
moderate winds from the WNW
(28 km/h at 291°)
50
11.4 °C-
-
-
-
0

Coronet Peak Tandems

107 km S1620 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
wind obs. (41 kph from 122 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
11.5 °C-
-
-
-
0

Flightpark

108 km S450 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
10
light winds from the NW
(9 km/h at 311°)
15
15.2 °C-
-
-
-
0

Terrace SouthernClub

114 km S629 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
40
strong winds from the WNW
(41 km/h at 302°)
50
15.3 °C-
-
-
-
0

Skyline Gondola

117 km S1000 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
wind obs. (33 kph from 83 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
13.8 °C-
-
-
-
0

Lauder

147 km SE372 m above sea level

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

lightning 31km NW of Te Anau

164 km S775 m above sea level

48 minutes ago
thunderstorm Thunderstorm

(- km/h at -°)
°C


Naseby

170 km SE581 m above sea level

35 minutes ago
dry
wind obs. (10 kph from 116 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
15 °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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