Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
10.2° C
1.7° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 9AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (18 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (18 Aug)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Thu morning).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
6
4
4
4
4
3
0
1
3
4
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
7
1.7
SSW
7
2.1
S
8
2.3
S
9
2.3
S
9
2
S
9
3
S
15
2.1
SSE
15
1.9
SSE
15
1.8
SSE
14
1.6
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
1.4
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
8
1.7
S
8
2.1
SSW
12
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
251
310
637
861
861
656
4297
2007
1602
1393
1017
312
301
287
346
1121
227
286
214
180
206
446
400
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:12AM1.64m
7:37PM1.58m
8:10AM1.57m
8:36PM1.50m
9:13AM1.53m
Low Tide
1:03AM0.27m
1:31PM0.33m
1:57AM0.35m
2:27PM0.42m
2:51AM0.42m
3:25PM0.49m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
9
11
11
10
9
10
10
10
10
12
12
10
8
8
7
7
7
9
9
8
7
Feels °C
3
1
-1
1
3
3
4
6
6
6
7
9
8
7
6
6
4
4
5
7
6
5
4
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