Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
13.9°C
4.1° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 9AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (29 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (29 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
4
0
0
1
4
3
3
3
3
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
2
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.7
S
14
1.6
SSW
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
1
S
10
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
15
1.1
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.5
S
15
2.2
S
6
2.3
S
8
2.1
S
10
2
S
12
3
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
11
1.6
S
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
320
146
189
1003
257
253
207
569
614
596
715
1010
365
636
865
1122
1730
1570
748
669
569
488
394
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
10
W
5
WNW
15
W
35
SW
30
SSW
20
SW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
50
SW
40
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
10
SSW
20
NE
25
NNE
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:58AM1.90m
6:21PM1.74m
6:56AM1.87m
7:21PM1.70m
7:58AM1.84m
8:25PM1.67m
Low Tide
12:22PM0.20m
00:41AM0.15m
1:24PM0.23m
1:43AM0.17m
2:27PM0.24m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
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cloud
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clear
cloud
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rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:20
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6:18
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6:16
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8:20
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8:21
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8:22
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 mm
3
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1
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1
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Temp °C
7
8
10
13
13
10
7
7
6
6
9
9
9
8
6
6
6
6
9
12
12
10
8
Feels °C
2
5
8
8
5
2
2
3
3
2
4
3
-3
-2
-2
-2
-1
0
2
7
6
4
2
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