Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
9.7° C
1.3° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 2PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat morning, min 2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
9
0.9
SE
9
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
10
0.8
SSE
14
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
12
0.7
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
0.8
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
221
138
273
254
217
239
137
216
166
132
128
143
109
109
107
103
100
73
73
71
73
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
N
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
Wind State
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:38AM1.58m
9:07PM1.54m
9:44AM1.63m
10:12PM1.57m
10:51AM1.71m
Low Tide
3:05PM0.38m
3:30AM0.34m
4:07PM0.36m
4:29AM0.29m
5:08PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:46
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
3
5
6
4
4
3
3
2
3
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
8
8
7
7
Feels °C
-1
1
2
0
0
-1
-2
-3
-2
0
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
5
4
3
4
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