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Smaills Beach kitesurf, wingfoil and surf spot
New Zealand · Otago
Overview
Smaills Beach is a kitesurfing spot located on the east coast of Otago, near Dunedin, on the South Island of New Zealand. This small beach is on the Otago Peninsula and offers sailing conditions exposed to South Pacific swell. The spot is at 26 meters altitude on the coastal cliffs with beach access below. Dominant winds in the Dunedin area are variable, with south, southwest and northeast components. Conditions can be technical with irregular winds influenced by the Otago Peninsula terrain. The spot is suitable for advanced kitesurfers due to wave exposure and sometimes fickle winds. A full wetsuit is essential as the water off the Dunedin coast is notoriously cold.
Spot forecast for Smaills Beach
Sunrise 06:34 · Sunset 20:10
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Tides
Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 3.4 km from the spot.
- Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.7 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.7 m
- Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.8 m Low tide · 0.6 m
- Thursday 22 October High tide · 1.7 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.8 m Low tide · 0.5 m
- Friday 23 October High tide · 1.8 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 1.8 m Low tide · 0.4 m
- Saturday 24 October High tide · 1.8 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 1.9 m Low tide · 0.4 m
Smaills Beach: when to go?
Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)
344h
in January · 28.5 rideable days
The season runs from September to March, peaking in January: 27 rideable days a month and 344 hours of usable wind, at 16 °C. The low point is June, at 17.5 days.
Rideable days per month
Wind strength when it is rideable
When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 52% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is June, at 10 °C. The wettest month is December, with 176 mm.
Monthly averages: Smaills Beach
| Month | Rideable days | Usable wind | Temperature | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.5 | 344 h | 17 °C | 93 mm |
| February | 26.5 | 268 h | 18 °C | 62 mm |
| March | 27.5 | 261 h | 16 °C | 76 mm |
| April | 23.0 | 215 h | 15 °C | 69 mm |
| May | 21.5 | 182 h | 12 °C | 44 mm |
| June | 17.5 | 135 h | 10 °C | 114 mm |
| July | 17.5 | 158 h | 10 °C | 68 mm |
| August | 20.0 | 164 h | 11 °C | 39 mm |
| September | 25.0 | 197 h | 13 °C | 94 mm |
| October | 24.5 | 244 h | 14 °C | 174 mm |
| November | 27.5 | 303 h | 16 °C | 73 mm |
| December | 26.0 | 311 h | 16 °C | 176 mm |
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Technical details of Smaills Beach spot
The spot works with winds from S, SSW, SW.
Depending on conditions: NNE, NE, SSE, WSW.
Spot opening date · Required level
- Spot opening date
- Open all year round
- Required level
- Advanced
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