Smoothwater Bay Surf Guide

Smoothwater Bay in West Coast South Island is an exposed point break that has very reliable surf and works all around the year. The best wind direction is from the south southeast and there is no shelter here from cross shore breezes. The ideal swell direction from the northwest. There is no point break and there is also a left hand reef break. Surfable at all stages of the tide. Crowds are never a problem here. Beware of - Rips / undertow - Rocks - Sharks.

Smoothwater Bay Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
Point3very consistent
15.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Smoothwater Bay:

The best conditions reported for surf at Smoothwater Bay occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South-southeast.

New Zealand energia delle onde da surf 12 ora previsioni

Previsioni Energia d'onda (Potenza): 12hrs

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Smoothwater Bay Surf:

Monday, 27 April 2026, 16:55 Local time
Lunedì 27Mar
3PM6PM9PM0AM
Wave (m)
2.2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
Periodo (s) 13 13 13 13
Vento (km/h)
5
0
5
5
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off
cross-
off



Tide Times:

Per Jackson Bay, New Zealand, 2 km da Smoothwater Bay.

È ALLE (ora locale)

Smoothwater Bay Tide Times and Tide Chart


Live Weather:

At Haast Automatic Weather Station, 36 km from Smoothwater Bay.

light winds from the NW
5

km/h
Air temperature
16.5 °C

Current weather near Smoothwater Bay

Overall Smoothwater Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in Aprile

Surf stats for Smoothwater Bay: see the swell variation by month.


Wind stats for Smoothwater Bay: see the variation in direction and stength by month.



Smoothwater Bay Location Maps

Smoothwater Bay Location Map

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Altri surf breaks più vicini al Smoothwater Bay:

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Onda boe più vicina a Smoothwater Bay:

Stazioni di marea più vicina alla Smoothwater Bay:

  • Closest marea stazione
    Jackson Bay
    1 mi
  • Second closest marea stazione
    Haast River Entrance
    25 mi
  • Third closest marea stazione
    Anita Bay
    57 mi
  • Fourth closest marea stazione
    Bruce Bay
    57 mi
  • Fifth closest marea stazione
    Bligh Sound
    81 mi

Airports

  • The closest passenger airport to Smoothwater Bay is Wanaka Airport (WKA) in New Zealand, 98 km (61 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Smoothwater Bay is Queenstown Airport (ZQN), also in New Zealand, 117 km (73 miles) away.
  • Third is Glentanner Airport (MON) in New Zealand, 123 km (76 miles) away.
  • Mount Cook Airport (GTN) in New Zealand is 126 km (78 miles) away.
  • Alexandra Airport (ALR), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Smoothwater Bay and is 151 km (94 miles) away.
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