Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 10 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) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 8AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (10 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (10 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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)
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
SSE
8
1
S
8
0.8
SSE
8
1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
6
1.1
E
6
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
103
144
84
91
109
116
129
158
153
142
110
86
76
57
50
100
254
292
355
392
890
1151
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
SW
10
S
15
S
10
S
5
SE
5
E
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:17AM1.72m
12:52PM1.90m
1:12AM1.80m
1:45PM1.98m
2:05AM1.87m
2:37PM2.02m
Low Tide
6:26AM0.12m
7:04PM0.17m
7:22AM0.04m
7:58PM0.11m
8:16AM-0.03m
8:50PM0.06m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:44
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
6
5
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
4
2
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
2
5
5
6
7
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