Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 02 Sep 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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 8PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (02 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (02 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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)
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
13
1.5
SSE
13
1.4
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
946
710
575
387
317
225
170
164
108
77
75
72
99
86
84
82
93
78
44
38
38
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
WNW
30
W
20
W
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:23AM1.66m
6:49PM1.59m
7:21AM1.64m
7:48PM1.56m
8:26AM1.65m
8:55PM1.55m
Low Tide
12:50PM0.33m
1:14AM0.33m
1:51PM0.36m
2:14AM0.34m
2:54PM0.37m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
clear
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:10
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
13
16
15
13
11
11
11
12
17
17
15
13
12
11
11
12
14
12
11
10
Feels °C
5
9
12
12
9
8
7
8
9
13
13
12
10
9
7
8
5
8
4
4
4
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