Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
10.3°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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 5AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
1.3
NNE
6
0.4
SSE
15
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.3
S
15
0.7
S
8
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
17
0.7
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
86
84
108
78
57
46
38
63
68
97
136
188
216
264
277
283
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NW
20
WSW
30
W
45
W
30
SW
30
W
25
W
25
W
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
25
W
15
W
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:48PM1.56m
8:26AM1.65m
8:55PM1.55m
9:36AM1.68m
Low Tide
2:14AM0.34m
2:54PM0.37m
3:17AM0.31m
3:58PM0.35m
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
11
11
12
14
12
10
10
9
10
9
9
14
15
13
12
Feels °C
10
9
7
7
7
7
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
9
9
8
9
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