Surf Forecast Surf Report
Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach surf break

Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 03 Apr 2025 NZDT
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Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach sea temperature is
15.0° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach at 5AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 03). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (03 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (03 Apr)2ft (0.6m)15s

Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.3
SSW
2.5
SW
3
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
1.4
SSW
1.3
SW
1
S
0.9
S
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)13131313121212121515151515151514141413131212111110109998888141414141515161515151515151616161615151514111414141316
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)70459149839823918418413716917418118117216716712010610363424152338814707573392268202160127250190130113110108156297500507424402392387309309292357366371463390385296150116213201143141178
Wind
(km/h)
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
40
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
25
N
15
N
20
N
15
NNW
5
W
5
SSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
20
SSE
15
ENE
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
N
5
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
N
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
30
SW
40
WSW
45
SW
50
SW
50
SSW
55
SSW
50
SW
45
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
20
SW
5
SSW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
ononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:26PM
2.02
8:54AM
1.82
9:30PM
1.94
10:00AM
1.75
10:35PM
1.87
11:08AM
1.74
11:39PM
1.84
12:11PM
1.76
12:40AM
1.85
1:08PM
1.80
1:35AM
1.89
1:59PM
1.84
2:23AM
1.92
2:45PM
1.86
3:08AM
1.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:28AM
0.14
3:52PM
0.11
4:29AM
0.21
4:56PM
0.14
5:35AM
0.25
6:00PM
0.15
6:41AM
0.24
7:01PM
0.15
7:41AM
0.21
7:57PM
0.16
8:32AM
0.18
8:48PM
0.16
9:18AM
0.16
9:34PM
0.18
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Sunrise----7:56-------7:58-------7:58-------8:00-------8:02-------8:03-------8:03-------
Sunset-------7:23-------7:22-------7:20-------7:19-------7:16-------7:15-------7:13----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1313131414151616151516171921201814131312121413121213131213141514131312121315161615131010111110109888912131312111211
Feels °C (?)5568101010109121314172020137765610998910101111121212111010111111111172010-2-2-2-1-10258119886
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