Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
10.1° C
1.3° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 11AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri night).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.7
NE
4
0.3
S
8
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
7
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.4
SSE
17
0.3
ENE
10
1.6
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.1
S
6
0.5
SE
18
0.5
SE
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
18
12
12
13
13
15
14
15
23
38
24
24
49
52
97
20
212
182
134
91
150
140
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:48AM1.55m
11:09PM1.50m
11:41AM1.57m
00:00AM1.50m
12:30PM1.60m
Low Tide
4:20AM0.39m
4:51PM0.46m
5:11AM0.42m
5:42PM0.48m
5:58AM0.42m
6:31PM0.47m
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:03
8:03
8:02
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:23
 mm
1
Temp °C
8
8
9
10
12
11
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
9
8
8
5
5
5
6
6
5
4
Feels °C
4
4
5
7
9
7
6
5
6
6
7
8
8
7
5
5
-5
-4
-4
-1
0
0
-1
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