Campbells Bay surf break

Campbells Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 26 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
12.8° C
(Which is 1.7°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 6AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (27 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (27 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.2
S
21
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
18
1.5
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
730
543
485
392
293
240
218
166
124
84
59
54
38
37
36
33
36
31
30
29
26
30
28
100
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
NE
5
NNW
5
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
0
W
10
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
WNW
50
SW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:43PM1.77m
12:07PM1.70m
00:32AM1.76m
12:54PM1.72m
1:16AM1.74m
1:38PM1.73m
Low Tide
5:52AM0.21m
6:12PM0.19m
6:39AM0.20m
6:59PM0.21m
7:22AM0.21m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
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7:24
7:26
7:28
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5:40
5:39
5:37
2
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
13
14
17
19
18
17
16
16
15
14
16
16
13
12
11
12
12
13
19
21
11
10
10
10
11
12
15
17
17
15
14
14
13
13
13
12
11
11
10
11
10
10
15
16
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
S
12
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
730
543
485
392
293
240
218
166
124
84
59
54
38
37
36
33
22
18
17
16
9
9
28
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.3
NE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.1
NE
4
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
22
0.2
S
21
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
18
0.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
2
5
2
1
1
2
1
1
10
9
36
1
1
29
14
30
24
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
6
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
20
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
7
0.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
1
16
4
4
3
3
3
11
3
3
4
31
30
1
26
25
4
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
7
0.3
N
3
0.3
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
ENE
2
0.2
ENE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.3
WNW
2
1.5
SSW
5
Energy kJ
5
1
7
4
1
1
2
2
1
100
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
69
0
0
0
0
0
77
0
0
0
0
0
1
75
77
77
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
210
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
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