Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
9.7° 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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 11AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (30 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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)
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
7
6
2
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
12
1
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
11
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
2.4
SSW
6
3
S
9
3
S
12
4.5
S
12
4
S
12
3
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
2
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
313
274
250
199
196
193
150
143
111
99
77
74
46
459
1641
2815
5569
4992
2135
1436
1074
784
1346
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
35
W
50
WSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
SW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:23AM1.62m
3:48PM1.73m
4:01AM1.62m
4:25PM1.71m
4:38AM1.60m
5:03PM1.68m
Low Tide
9:30AM0.26m
9:59PM0.33m
10:10AM0.25m
10:39PM0.32m
10:51AM0.26m
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:54
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
2
3
2
1
Temp °C
10
8
9
11
12
11
10
8
8
8
9
10
7
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
7
Feels °C
7
4
6
7
9
7
6
3
4
4
4
1
-4
-6
-5
-5
-5
-4
-2
1
2
2
2
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