Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
9.9° C
1.3° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 10AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
13
1.4
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
13
1.2
ESE
13
1.2
ESE
12
1.1
ESE
12
1.1
ESE
12
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
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
1.8
SSW
6
2.5
S
8
3
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
673
663
569
560
440
420
350
339
313
308
250
199
196
193
150
143
97
97
97
73
217
916
2469
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
20
WSW
30
SW
45
SW
45
SW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:46AM1.61m
3:11PM1.73m
3:23AM1.62m
3:48PM1.73m
4:01AM1.62m
4:25PM1.71m
Low Tide
8:49AM0.29m
9:19PM0.35m
9:30AM0.26m
9:59PM0.33m
10:10AM0.25m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:56
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
8
8
8
11
13
12
10
10
10
8
9
11
12
12
11
9
8
8
8
8
7
5
4
Feels °C
5
5
5
8
10
9
7
7
7
5
5
8
10
10
8
6
5
5
3
1
-4
-6
-5
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