Campbells Bay surf break

Campbells Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 20 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Campbells Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
15.1° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Campbells Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 12PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (20 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (20 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
1
ESE
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
1.5
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
1.7
NE
1.3
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.4
SSE
0.3
S
0.3
S
1.5
SSW
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)141212111111116788886666914149876
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)97323341377300235194160423554785758182118553326363536723913473
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
15
WSW
25
SW
35
WSW
45
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
20
NE
35
NE
35
NE
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
20
NW
25
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:51AM
1.77
6:09PM
1.72
6:35AM
1.73
6:57PM
1.71
7:24AM
1.68
7:52PM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:08PM
0.21
12:29AM
0.18
12:55PM
0.23
1:21AM
0.23
1:48PM
0.26
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise-6:58--------7:00-------7:01-----
Sunset-----8:39-------8:37-------8:37--
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141416181715121110101215161615131212141516161412
Feels °C (?)121010107646679109101299787910109
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