Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
9.9° 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 (01 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 9PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)--
Afternoon (01 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (01 Aug)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Mon night).

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.9
SSW
10
2.1
SSW
10
1.4
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
1
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.5
S
18
0.9
S
13
1.2
S
14
2.1
S
14
1
SSE
14
2.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
890
715
419
371
670
766
563
480
414
319
268
199
167
158
280
602
1809
395
1660
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
5
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
NNW
0
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
30
SW
35
SW
45
WSW
45
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:17AM1.58m
5:42PM1.65m
5:59AM1.57m
6:24PM1.61m
Low Tide
11:21PM0.33m
11:34AM0.28m
00:03AM0.34m
12:20PM0.32m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:32
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
8
6
6
8
7
8
11
13
11
11
9
10
9
9
13
7
7
7
Feels °C
4
4
1
1
3
2
4
7
11
8
7
5
5
4
4
6
-1
-4
-4
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