Campbells Bay surf break

Campbells Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 26 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
12.7° 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 4PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (26 Apr)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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)
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
12
0.9
S
13
1.1
S
15
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.1
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
14
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.2
S
21
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
148
289
551
724
706
543
485
329
298
245
180
166
124
84
61
54
37
33
32
29
36
31
30
29
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
NE
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
NW
15
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NW
5
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:14AM1.69m
11:43PM1.77m
12:07PM1.70m
00:32AM1.76m
12:54PM1.72m
1:16AM1.74m
Low Tide
5:20PM0.19m
5:52AM0.21m
6:12PM0.19m
6:39AM0.20m
6:59PM0.21m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:24
7:24
7:26
7:28
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5:43
5:40
5:39
5:37
1
Temp °C
18
15
15
11
11
13
13
12
13
17
20
18
17
17
16
14
14
16
15
12
12
11
11
11
15
13
13
10
10
11
11
10
10
14
17
16
15
15
14
12
12
13
12
10
10
9
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
12
0.9
S
13
1.1
S
15
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.1
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
14
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
Energy kJ
148
289
551
724
706
543
485
329
298
245
180
166
124
84
61
54
37
33
32
29
18
18
16
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
5
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
22
0.2
S
21
0.2
S
20
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
4
Energy kJ
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
10
9
36
31
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
19
Energy kJ
16
4
4
3
3
3
11
3
3
4
4
30
29
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
6
2
1
1
1
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
69
94
69
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
75
75
77
0
0
0
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
6
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
3
4
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
5
7
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
7
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