Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
10.2°C
1.5° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 9PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)--
Afternoon (12 Sep)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (12 Sep)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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)
4
3
4
3
1
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
16
1.7
SSE
16
1.6
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
13
1.4
S
12
2.5
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
10
2.4
SSW
10
1.3
S
10
1.5
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1940
1569
1452
585
613
1593
1193
1108
313
639
514
387
291
223
214
156
121
119
92
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
20
N
15
NW
15
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
5
ESE
10
N
10
NNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:10AM1.84m
4:34PM1.80m
4:57AM1.78m
5:20PM1.71m
Low Tide
10:01PM0.10m
10:24AM0.11m
10:48PM0.17m
11:14AM0.21m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:20
6:21
6:22
 mm
Temp °C
12
10
8
9
10
10
11
14
14
12
10
9
9
9
10
14
16
14
13
Feels °C
8
5
4
4
3
3
6
8
9
10
7
6
7
7
7
10
12
11
10
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