Campbells Bay surf break

Campbells Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 11 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
17.1° C
(Which is 4.2°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 7PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (11 Jan)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (11 Jan)4ft (1.2m)15s

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

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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
S
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
S
1.2
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
S
1.6
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
S
1.3
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)138713156666913121111101010101099999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1476335064411517616412723060859344435326921817914511510076757575
Wind
(km/h)
40
NW
45
WNW
30
W
20
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SSE
20
E
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
NW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
0
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
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High Tide
/ height (m)
10:38AM
1.53
11:12PM
1.51
11:35AM
1.49
12:08AM
1.52
12:28PM
1.48
12:59AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:49PM
0.39
5:15AM
0.45
5:40PM
0.42
6:08AM
0.48
6:28PM
0.44
6:58AM
0.49
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise-------6:03-------6:03-------6:05
Sunset---9:23-------9:23-------9:23----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232322201412111115171714121211111416151515151515
Feels °C (?)171415167444711131089891213121315151414
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