Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
9.5° C
1.1° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 7AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (10 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
6
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SSE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
92
64
67
59
86
65
62
160
178
202
188
172
116
104
76
61
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
SSE
10
S
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:17AM1.72m
12:52PM1.90m
1:12AM1.80m
1:45PM1.98m
Low Tide
6:07PM0.25m
6:26AM0.12m
7:04PM0.17m
7:22AM0.04m
7:58PM0.11m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
9
10
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
8
8
Feels °C
7
6
7
6
5
6
5
6
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
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