Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
10.7°C
1.8° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 3PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)6ft (1.9m)16s
Afternoon (29 Sep)6ft (1.8m)15s
Evening (29 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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)
3
2
3
3
5
5
3
3
2
1
0
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
16
1.9
SSE
15
1.8
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
1.6
SSE
14
1.6
SSE
14
1.5
SSE
13
1.5
SSE
13
1.4
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1869
1753
1430
2606
2534
2463
1045
887
735
692
585
563
482
378
367
140
98
94
97
96
71
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
10
SW
5
W
10
SSW
5
SW
10
NNE
20
NNE
30
NE
25
NNE
10
N
10
NW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
N
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
5:46PM1.72m
6:12AM1.78m
6:37PM1.68m
7:08AM1.76m
7:34PM1.63m
Low Tide
11:41AM0.20m
00:02AM0.21m
12:36PM0.25m
00:57AM0.24m
1:36PM0.29m
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7:09
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Temp °C
11
14
15
13
10
9
9
8
9
12
12
10
11
12
12
12
13
17
18
16
15
Feels °C
5
8
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
9
9
9
9
9
14
15
14
13
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