Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
9.8° C
1.0° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 2AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (16 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
S
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
ESE
16
2.2
SSW
13
1
S
14
1.1
S
15
1.1
S
16
1
S
15
1
S
15
1
ESE
17
1
ESE
16
1.1
ESE
16
1.2
ESE
16
1.2
ESE
15
1.2
S
21
1.2
S
19
1.5
S
23
1.4
SSE
23
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
90
82
81
44
59
77
67
71
146
1622
405
560
575
458
453
587
545
627
666
632
1292
1059
2448
2126
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NE
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:06AM1.91m
4:39PM2.03m
4:59AM1.88m
5:31PM1.96m
5:53AM1.83m
Low Tide
10:04PM0.05m
10:22AM-0.06m
10:58PM0.06m
11:18AM-0.02m
11:52PM0.09m
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:08
8:08
8:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
9
8
8
8
7
7
9
10
9
8
7
6
6
7
9
11
9
8
7
7
7
7
12
Feels °C
8
6
4
4
4
2
4
7
8
7
6
4
3
3
3
6
8
6
5
4
4
3
3
7
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