Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Issued: 6 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is

13.1°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Campbells Bay today (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 9AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 31). 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 (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	12s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Evening (31 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 31							Sunday 1								Monday 2
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	S 12	ENE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	1136	940	827	730	563	469	394	302	237	173	137	105	69	56	38	38	80	23	23	22	14	103	33
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	E	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	N	N	WSW	SE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	glassy
High Tide			7:58AM1.84m				8:25PM1.67m				9:04AM1.81m				9:32PM1.66m					10:10AM1.79m
Low Tide	1:43AM0.17m				2:27PM0.24m				2:47AM0.18m				3:30PM0.24m				3:51AM0.18m					4:30PM0.22m


	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	8:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:24	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	6	6	9	12	13	10	8	7	7	9	14	19	20	18	16	14	14	13	15	20	21	11	10
Feels °C	-2	-1	2	6	8	4	2	1	2	5	10	14	16	13	12	9	9	9	11	16	18	7	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	1136	940	827	730	563	469	394	302	237	173	137	105	69	47	27	16	14	23	23	22	14	51	33
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 14	NE 5	ESE 14	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 8	SE 8	S 13	S 13	SSW 12	SE 12
kJ	—	—	21	20	19	19	12	12	8	11	18	28	27	25	24	24	23	7	3	3	3	15	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	E 14	SE 13	SE 14	SE 11	ESE 14	—	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 8	S 8	SE 12	S 12
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	4	6	8	5	20	—	4	14	13	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	22	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 4	W 4	—	—	—	NE 2	NNE 3	NNE 4	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	S 12	S 4
kJ	19	8	—	—	—	2	5	11	14	36	16	31	49	56	38	38	80	106	109	96	80	103	10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tuhawaiki Point Canterbury	Kakanui River Mouth Otago	Tuhawaiki Point Canterbury	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Kaka Point Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Otago	Campbells Bay Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Campbells Bay Otago	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Campbells Bay Otago	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Campbells Bay Otago
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	4	4	4	3	4	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	88	1	88	69	159	84	82	77	81	0	20	20	0	9	0	9	77	20	20	20	53	53	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago		Dunedin - Bobs Beach	Dunedin - Bobs Beach	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach		Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach	Dunedin - Taieri Mouth	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay	Dunedin - Taieri Mouth	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay	Dunedin - Taieri Mouth	Dunedin - Taieri Mouth	Dunedin - St Clair	Dunedin - Taieri Mouth	Dunedin - Taieri Mouth	Dunedin - Taieri Mouth	Lighthouse (Spot C)	Lighthouse (Spot C)	Lighthouse (Spot C)	Karitane Point	Dunedin - Bobs Beach	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach
Rating (10 max)		8	4	4		4	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	5	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	4	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	4
Header Global	Nine Mile New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	St Vincent Left New Caledonia	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Malaking Gasang (Baler) Philippines	Trial Harbour Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States
Rating (10 max)	5	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5

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