Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
10.3° C
1.8° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 12PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (22 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
1.2
NE
5
1.3
NE
6
0.2
S
17
0.2
ESE
14
1.2
ENE
7
1
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.3
S
16
1.2
S
13
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
56
56
38
37
74
107
23
19
146
123
48
47
498
918
843
808
694
577
270
196
174
172
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNE
25
NNW
55
W
55
W
45
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:12AM1.54m
11:32PM1.47m
12:01PM1.58m
00:18AM1.51m
12:44PM1.63m
Low Tide
4:39AM0.47m
5:13PM0.51m
5:28AM0.45m
6:01PM0.48m
6:14AM0.41m
6:45PM0.44m
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:57
5:58
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
10
9
13
15
13
10
9
10
10
10
10
8
8
7
8
9
7
8
13
15
13
12
Feels °C
5
5
5
9
11
8
6
5
5
4
-3
-3
-2
-3
-3
-1
4
2
3
9
12
10
8
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