Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
10.9°C
2.1° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 4AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (20 Sep)8ft (2.4m)17s
Evening (20 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
0
0
0
0
3
3
4
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.8
S
15
1
S
15
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
16
2.4
S
17
2
S
17
1.1
S
16
0.9
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
1.2
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
174
174
275
447
3059
3819
3308
2357
659
427
329
228
411
303
217
119
619
Wind (km/h)
20
W
50
WSW
45
SW
45
WSW
50
SW
45
SW
35
SW
20
SSW
5
SW
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
10
N
20
N
15
N
35
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:03PM1.42m
10:35AM1.52m
10:57PM1.44m
11:25AM1.56m
Low Tide
4:04AM0.50m
4:39PM0.51m
4:53AM0.46m
5:26PM0.47m
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
7
7
7
7
9
11
11
8
7
7
7
10
15
18
16
10
Feels °C
8
-5
-4
-4
-5
-2
3
6
5
3
2
2
5
12
14
12
3
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