Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
10.0°C
1.4° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 2AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (03 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
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)
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.6
S
15
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
317
225
170
164
108
77
74
72
99
86
84
81
170
102
83
50
82
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
25
SW
20
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:49PM1.59m
7:21AM1.64m
7:48PM1.56m
8:26AM1.65m
8:55PM1.55m
Low Tide
1:14AM0.33m
1:51PM0.36m
2:14AM0.34m
2:54PM0.37m
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clear
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7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:10
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
12
12
11
12
16
18
15
13
12
11
11
12
13
13
11
10
Feels °C
10
9
8
7
9
13
14
12
9
8
8
7
7
8
5
5
3
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