Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
9.6° C
1.1° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 5PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
0
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
SE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
114
144
97
135
59
57
64
80
188
127
105
121
128
173
136
117
96
84
66
42
62
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
NNW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:54AM1.81m
00:17AM1.72m
12:52PM1.90m
1:12AM1.80m
1:45PM1.98m
Low Tide
6:07PM0.25m
6:26AM0.12m
7:04PM0.17m
7:22AM0.04m
7:58PM0.11m
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:42
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
9
10
11
10
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
7
9
10
8
6
6
4
3
4
6
7
6
6
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
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