Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
10.2° C
1.4° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 4AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (22 Jul)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.8
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.5
NE
5
0.5
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
106
77
77
82
86
86
31
31
13
13
22
19
19
20
11
13
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
10
SW
5
NW
10
NW
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:13PM1.58m
9:48AM1.56m
10:13PM1.52m
10:48AM1.55m
Low Tide
3:27AM0.34m
3:56PM0.41m
4:20AM0.39m
4:51PM0.46m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:04
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
9
9
10
11
12
10
9
8
8
7
8
10
12
11
10
Feels °C
6
6
6
6
8
8
8
6
5
5
4
3
4
6
9
8
7
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