Campbells Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Otago, New Zealand)
Campbells Bay Surf Guide
Campbells Bay in N Otago is an exposed beach and point break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the west northwest. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the ideal swell direction is from the south southeast. Waves at the beach break both left and right and there is a left hand point break as well. Best around high tide. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Watch out for sharks.
Campbells Bay Spot Info
| Type: | Rating: |
|---|---|
 Beach and point |  3.3 |
| Reliability: | Todays Sea Temp*: |
| fairly consistent | 9.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite |
Surfing Campbells Bay:
The best conditions reported for surf at Campbells Bay occur when a South-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-northwest.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Campbells Bay Surf:
Tuesday, 11 August 2020, 09:30 Local time| Tuesday 11 | ||||
| 9AM | 12PM | 3PM | 6PM | |
| Wave (m) |
 SSW |
SSW |
SSW |
SSW |
| Period (s) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| Wind (km/h) |  |
 |
 |
|
| Wind State | glass | cross- off |
cross | cross |
Tide Times:
For All Day Bay, 2 km from Campbells Bay.
| NEXT | IS AT (local time) | remaining |
|---|---|---|
| high tide | ||
| low tide |
Campbells Bay Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Oamaru, 10 km from Campbells Bay.
calm km/h |  Dry | Air temperature 1.6 °C |
Overall Campbells Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in August
Wind stats for Campbells Bay: see the variation in direction and stength by month.
Surf photos from
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Visitor Reviews of Campbells Bay
“2 foot on a big day......
Mostly onshore and bad water quality due to dairy farm run off!
Enter at your own risk”
Dazza burrito from NEW ZEALAND - 11 Jun 2020
Click here to read 6 more review(s) of Campbells Bay or submit your own
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Campbells Bay:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break1 mi
- Second closest break1 mi
- Third closest break1 mi
- Fourth closest break6 mi
- Fifth closest break12 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Campbells Bay:
- Closest wave buoy297 mi
- Second closest wave buoy325 mi
- Third closest wave buoy328 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy597 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy672 mi
Tide stations nearest to Campbells Bay:
- Closest tide stationOamaru7 mi
- Second closest tide stationOtago Harbour Entrance42 mi
- Third closest tide stationPort Chalmers45 mi
- Fourth closest tide stationDunedin52 mi
- Fifth closest tide stationTimaru Harbour58 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Campbells Bay is Oamaru Airport (OAM) in New Zealand, 29 km (18 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Campbells Bay is Dunedin Airport (DUD), also in New Zealand, 98 km (61 miles) away.
- Third is Timaru Airport (TIU) in New Zealand, 103 km (64 miles) away.
- Alexandra Airport (ALR) in New Zealand is 120 km (75 miles) away.
- Wanaka Airport (WKA), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Campbells Bay and is 141 km (88 miles) away.
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