Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 13 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 (13 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 11PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)--
Afternoon (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (13 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat morning).

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.3
S
19
0.3
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
17
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.7
S
16
1.4
S
17
1.4
S
16
1.4
S
16
0.7
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
286
235
177
90
87
65
54
43
62
62
101
149
142
134
249
1077
1042
1017
245
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
5
N
5
W
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:45AM1.91m
4:15PM1.97m
4:35AM1.87m
5:03PM1.90m
Low Tide
9:41PM0.05m
10:00AM-0.04m
10:31PM0.06m
10:51AM0.02m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
4
3
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
12
12
11
10
10
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
Feels °C
9
9
10
10
9
9
8
10
9
9
8
9
7
7
6
-1
-1
1
1
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