Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
10.1°C
1.6° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 2PM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Evening (26 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
17
1.2
SSE
17
1.3
SSE
17
1.4
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
12
2
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
315
302
311
331
367
857
1009
1175
1145
1068
742
514
420
346
359
428
434
434
453
602
574
445
248
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
E
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
ENE
20
NE
30
NNE
35
NE
40
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
25
WSW
10
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:37AM1.59m
2:01PM1.71m
2:14AM1.63m
2:37PM1.73m
2:50AM1.65m
3:14PM1.74m
Low Tide
7:36AM0.29m
8:05PM0.33m
8:16AM0.24m
8:43PM0.29m
8:56AM0.21m
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
3
10
10
3
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
9
9
8
7
8
7
7
7
7
6
7
8
8
8
8
8
9
13
15
11
10
Feels °C
8
9
7
6
4
4
4
3
3
1
0
-2
-2
1
3
5
5
4
6
10
12
5
7
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