Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
10.5°C
1.9° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 2AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (10 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)19s
Evening (10 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
3
2
1
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
S
16
0.8
E
9
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
19
0.7
S
19
0.8
S
19
0.8
S
19
0.8
S
18
0.8
S
18
0.8
S
18
0.9
S
18
0.8
S
17
0.9
S
17
2.2
SSW
15
1.5
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
42
57
183
94
98
109
273
350
446
441
422
413
399
492
381
459
1966
1101
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
30
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
10
WSW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:49AM1.86m
2:17PM1.95m
2:36AM1.88m
3:03PM1.93m
Low Tide
7:40PM0.10m
7:59AM0.00m
8:28PM0.07m
8:48AM0.00m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:17
6:19
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
11
9
6
7
7
9
10
8
6
5
5
5
7
12
15
11
9
Feels °C
8
9
9
2
-1
1
-1
1
3
3
2
1
1
0
4
9
10
6
5
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