Campbells Bay surf break

Campbells Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 NZST
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Campbells Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
12.8° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Campbells Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 11PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)--
Afternoon (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.7
S
13
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.8
S
13
1
S
13
1.2
S
15
1.3
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
119
123
126
242
215
104
61
176
51
99
104
101
146
206
361
679
871
882
754
539
467
374
319
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
N
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
5
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
SE
10
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:47PM1.78m
10:15AM1.67m
10:48PM1.77m
11:14AM1.69m
11:43PM1.77m
Low Tide
3:25PM0.19m
4:04AM0.24m
4:25PM0.19m
5:00AM0.22m
5:20PM0.19m
5:52AM0.21m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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7:22
7:24
7:24
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5:45
5:44
5:43
5:40
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
17
15
14
13
12
11
12
18
20
19
19
19
17
16
14
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
13
16
13
12
12
11
10
9
9
16
17
16
15
15
13
13
11
10
10
11
10
9
8
10
11
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
15
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.7
S
13
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.8
S
13
1
S
13
1.2
S
15
1.3
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
11
Energy kJ
42
119
123
126
242
215
64
61
176
47
99
104
101
146
206
361
679
871
882
754
539
467
374
319
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
8
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.2
E
9
0.4
SSE
12
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
7
0.1
NE
7
Energy kJ
33
42
27
26
15
15
104
61
6
51
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.2
S
17
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
13
53
23
24
13
15
6
6
6
2
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
24
24
24
69
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
2
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
6
5
5
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
9
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