Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Issued: 12 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is

13.0°C

Campbells Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Campbells Bay today (30 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 5PM is: 2.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	16s
Afternoon (30 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	15s
Evening (30 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Mainly near gales.
	Fri 30					Saturday 31								Sunday 1
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	4	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 15	SSW 6	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	NE 6	S 9	NE 5
Wave Graph
kJ	706	662	459	994	783	755	894	925	736	658	583	455	366	246	180	140	109	72	52	42	31
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	ENE	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	N	NNW	N	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					7:21PM1.70m				7:58AM1.84m				8:25PM1.67m				9:04AM1.81m				9:32PM1.66m
Low Tide			1:24PM0.23m				1:43AM0.17m				2:27PM0.24m				2:47AM0.18m				3:30PM0.24m


	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	8:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:23	—
mm	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	11	10	8	6	6	5	6	9	12	12	10	8	7	7	8	14	16	20	19	16
Feels °C	5	1	-3	-1	-4	-3	-2	-1	2	7	7	4	2	1	2	4	10	12	16	15	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 15	SE 13	ESE 12	SE 12	SE 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	ENE 6	S 9	SSE 9
kJ	706	662	25	15	22	22	894	925	736	658	583	455	366	246	180	140	109	72	21	42	27
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SE 12	—	—	E 16	E 16	E 16	—	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 15	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	SSE 9	SE 13	SE 12
kJ	400	25	—	—	5	5	5	—	21	20	19	19	20	18	8	16	16	18	49	25	24
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	NE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 14	SE 16	SSE 14	SE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	SE 13	SE 13	S 13	S 13
kJ	14	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	10	18	32	20	18	28	27	13	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 4	SSW 6	S 9	S 9	S 9	WSW 4	W 4	—	—	—	NE 3	NNE 3	NNE 4	NE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 6	NE 5	NE 5
kJ	—	12	459	994	783	755	18	5	—	—	—	2	8	17	23	48	45	51	52	29	31
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Campbells Bay Otago	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Last Chance Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Tuhawaiki Point Canterbury	Kakanui River Mouth Otago	Tuhawaiki Point Canterbury	Kakanui River Mouth Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Otago	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Otago	Campbells Bay Otago	Campbells Bay Otago	Campbells Bay Otago	Campbells Bay Otago	Campbells Bay Otago	Campbells Bay Otago
Rating (10 max)	4	4	2	2	2	5	2	3	2	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	234	296	898	925	308	88	1	88	1	94	84	82	81	81	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach							Dunedin - Bobs Beach	Dunedin - Bobs Beach	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach	Dunedin - Taieri Mouth	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach	Dunedin - Taieri Mouth	Dunedin - Taieri Mouth	Dunedin - Taieri Mouth	Dunedin - Bobs Beach	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay	Dunedin - Bobs Beach	Dunedin - St Clair	Dunedin - Taieri Mouth	Dunedin - Taieri Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4							8	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Last Chance Gisborne and Mahia	Last Chance Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato
Rating (10 max)	4	4	2	2	2	5	5	8	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	3
Header Global	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Barrancon Chile	Nine Mile New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Afife Portugal	St Vincent Left New Caledonia	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Afife Portugal	Afife Portugal	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	4	5	8	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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