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Smiths Beach

Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand

No photo of Smiths Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 8:18 pm
7 am
6.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.3
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.4
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.1
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.3
28 km/h17 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.7
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
4 pm
7.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
Now
4.9
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
7 pm
4.6
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
8 pm
4.8
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Better nearby today

These beaches score higher than Smiths Beach right now.

7.2Great

Watsons Beach 16 km10 mi north-east

Scores 7.2 right now, 2.3 points above Smiths Beach.

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Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
19°C65°F
Water
13°C55°F
Wind
32 km/hmph S
Gusts
1912 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m4 ft
UV
3 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
8:18 pm
Today
6.1Good7 am74
6.0Good8 am85
6.2Good9 am85
6.3Good10 am159
6.5Good11 am1912
6.4Good12 pm2214
6.1Good1 pm2918
6.3Good2 pm2817
6.7Good3 pm2415
7.1Great4 pm1811
7.4Great5 pm85
4.9FairNow32
4.6Fair7 pm32
4.8Fair8 pm64
Sat
6.4Good7 am1711
6.5Good8 am159
6.8Good9 am117
6.8Good10 am149
7.0Great11 am159
7.4Great12 pm149
7.6Great1 pm159
7.2Great2 pm1912
5.8Good3 pm3019
5.6Good4 pm3723
5.4Fair5 pm3623
5.2Fair6 pm3421
4.8Fair7 pm3220
4.6Fair8 pm2817
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 7 pm, -0.6 m. High at 1 am, 0.9 m. Low at 7 am, -0.6 m. High at 1 pm, 1.0 mLow 7 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 1 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 7 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 1 pm, 1.0 m3 ftNow12 am6 am12 pm6 pm
  • Low 7 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 1 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 7 am, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 1 pm, 1.0 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun6.2 GoodBest 7 pm to 9 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 33%
  • Mon5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 82%
  • Tue3.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 71%
  • Wed3.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 56%
  • Thu2.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 92%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
39 km24 miDunedin Airport (DUD)

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