Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
10.6°C
2.0° 

Campbells Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Campbells Bay today (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 12AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)17s

Table - waves today at Campbells Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
7
0.3
S
15
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
17
0.8
S
17
0.8
S
17
0.9
S
17
0.7
S
17
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
38
71
130
141
138
198
170
267
280
368
364
470
283
205
195
131
127
126
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
W
10
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
NNW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
NNW
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
8:55PM1.55m
9:36AM1.68m
10:04PM1.59m
10:43AM1.74m
Low Tide
3:17AM0.31m
3:58PM0.35m
4:19AM0.26m
4:59PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
6:13
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
12
11
10
9
9
7
9
14
15
13
12
10
9
8
9
9
9
9
7
Feels °C
3
3
3
3
5
2
3
9
9
8
8
7
7
5
5
5
5
6
2
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