Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
10.3°C
1.8° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 11AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (31 Aug)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (31 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon morning, calm by Tue afternoon).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
2
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.4
SSE
13
2.5
S
12
2.3
S
12
2
S
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.3
S
12
2.1
S
12
2.1
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
16
1.6
SSE
13
1.4
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1175
487
1018
700
1991
1530
1103
2587
2845
1570
1334
1261
1035
931
847
686
634
1393
828
623
482
328
242
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
N
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
25
N
10
NW
20
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:47AM1.68m
5:11PM1.68m
5:32AM1.67m
5:57PM1.64m
6:23AM1.66m
6:49PM1.59m
Low Tide
11:05AM0.24m
11:29PM0.28m
11:55AM0.28m
00:19AM0.31m
12:50PM0.33m
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
6:07
 mm
1
Temp °C
8
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
7
10
12
11
10
9
9
8
9
14
15
15
12
Feels °C
-2
-4
-2
-4
-4
-4
-2
-2
-4
-3
0
4
8
8
7
5
5
4
5
8
13
11
9
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