Campbells Bay surf break

Campbells Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 30 May 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
11.8° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Campbells Bay today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 3PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (30 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (30 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
1.1
NE
6
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
7
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
191
143
105
90
75
66
48
47
48
99
154
191
147
123
127
127
105
112
125
120
99
101
140
230
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
WNW
15
N
5
WNW
15
SSW
cross-off
cross
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
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross
High Tide
2:39PM1.69m
2:55AM1.60m
3:20PM1.70m
3:36AM1.59m
4:02PM1.69m
4:18AM1.57m
Low Tide
8:17AM0.32m
8:47PM0.38m
8:59AM0.34m
9:31PM0.40m
9:42AM0.35m
10:16PM0.41m
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clear
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8:02
8:03
8:03
8:04
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5:04
5:04
5:02
5:01
Temp °C
8
10
12
10
10
10
11
12
13
14
16
15
15
16
15
13
13
15
14
13
14
13
14
13
4
5
8
7
7
6
7
8
9
11
13
13
13
14
14
11
12
15
13
12
13
11
13
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
7
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
10
Energy kJ
191
143
105
32
34
35
39
47
47
32
16
191
147
123
127
127
105
112
125
120
99
101
140
230
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
14
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
2
2
2
90
66
66
48
47
24
3
16
15
7
7
7
6
3
3
14
13
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
12
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
2
3
13
12
6
3
12
16
16
15
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
7
0.8
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.8
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
Energy kJ
6
15
20
59
75
114
48
99
154
375
385
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
84
84
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
20
0
0
0
0
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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