Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
10.8°C
1.9° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 11AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (28 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (28 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
4
3
3
1
1
2
4
3
9
4
4
3
3
5
4
6
4
4
2
1
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
11
1.2
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.6
S
13
2.5
SSW
12
1.5
S
14
1.7
S
16
4
SSW
16
1.9
S
17
1.8
SSE
16
1.7
SSE
16
1.7
S
15
2.5
S
14
1.7
SSE
15
3
SSW
14
1.6
SSE
14
1.6
SSE
14
1.6
SSE
14
1.5
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1592
451
564
564
905
1869
931
1452
7163
2048
1685
1437
1315
2643
1275
4037
1121
1106
953
815
691
589
482
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
10
WNW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
0
NNE
0
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNE
20
NNE
30
NE
20
NNE
10
N
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:37AM1.77m
5:00PM1.75m
5:22AM1.79m
5:46PM1.72m
6:12AM1.78m
6:37PM1.68m
Low Tide
10:51AM0.17m
11:13PM0.19m
11:41AM0.20m
00:02AM0.21m
12:36PM0.25m
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clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
7
6
9
12
12
10
8
8
8
7
11
14
16
13
10
9
8
7
9
11
12
10
11
Feels °C
2
2
4
5
5
3
4
2
3
2
7
8
11
11
8
7
6
5
7
6
6
6
9
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