Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
10.1° C
1.6° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 9AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (19 Aug)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (19 Aug)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
1
2
0
3
3
4
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
15
1.7
SSE
14
1.6
SSE
14
1.5
SSE
9
1.9
S
12
1.4
SSE
9
2.1
S
7
1.6
S
8
2
SSW
11
1.1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.9
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
S
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1602
1204
1017
385
986
308
440
314
933
216
163
163
190
186
411
273
243
222
145
114
90
106
77
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
S
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
SSE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:10AM1.57m
8:36PM1.50m
9:13AM1.53m
9:39PM1.46m
10:15AM1.52m
Low Tide
1:57AM0.35m
2:27PM0.42m
2:51AM0.42m
3:25PM0.49m
3:46AM0.46m
4:21PM0.52m
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
11
13
13
10
9
8
7
7
8
9
10
8
7
7
7
6
7
10
12
10
9
Feels °C
6
6
8
9
9
6
6
5
4
3
5
7
7
5
4
4
4
3
4
7
8
7
6
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