Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
14.0°C
4.2° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 8PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (28 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (28 Oct)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
3
2
3
2
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
13
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
1.1
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.8
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.7
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
9
0.8
SSE
15
1.1
S
15
1.3
S
16
1
S
15
2.1
S
6
2.4
S
10
2.1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
148
173
100
107
155
153
487
146
140
195
253
557
604
508
288
581
796
453
339
1087
1277
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
5
WSW
25
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
25
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
NW
5
WSW
10
W
20
SW
40
SW
50
SW
45
SW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:26PM1.77m
5:58AM1.90m
6:21PM1.74m
6:56AM1.87m
7:21PM1.70m
Low Tide
11:24AM0.17m
11:42PM0.14m
12:22PM0.20m
00:41AM0.15m
1:24PM0.23m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
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6:22
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6:20
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6:18
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8:17
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8:20
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8:21
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2
1
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1
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Temp °C
11
15
17
15
12
10
7
7
10
13
12
10
8
7
7
7
9
10
10
8
6
Feels °C
7
11
14
12
8
7
1
4
6
7
4
3
1
2
4
3
3
1
-2
-3
-3
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