Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
10.1° C
1.6° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 9AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (01 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (01 Aug)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Mon night).

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
6
7
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
S
12
4
S
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SSE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SE
12
1
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.5
S
18
0.8
S
13
1.2
S
14
2
S
15
1.3
SSE
14
2.1
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4520
4901
1745
1388
890
715
419
371
392
554
442
480
371
314
268
199
167
158
222
602
1793
724
1442
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
0
ESE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
25
SSW
30
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:38AM1.60m
5:03PM1.68m
5:17AM1.58m
5:42PM1.65m
5:59AM1.57m
6:24PM1.61m
Low Tide
10:51AM0.26m
11:21PM0.33m
11:34AM0.28m
00:03AM0.34m
12:20PM0.32m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:52
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:32
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
4
4
4
7
8
7
6
6
8
8
8
11
12
10
10
9
9
9
10
8
7
8
7
Feels °C
-3
-2
-2
1
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
8
10
7
6
5
5
4
5
2
-1
-2
-2
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