Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
10.9°C
2.1° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 9PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)--
Afternoon (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (19 Sep)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
15
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.8
S
15
1
S
15
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
17
2
S
17
1
S
16
0.9
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
1
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
264
302
174
174
279
453
3098
3866
3583
2345
555
427
329
218
393
298
164
88
62
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
50
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
45
SW
50
SW
35
SW
20
SSW
5
SW
15
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
20
N
10
NNW
35
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:03PM1.42m
10:35AM1.52m
10:57PM1.44m
11:25AM1.56m
Low Tide
4:04AM0.50m
4:39PM0.51m
4:53AM0.46m
5:26PM0.47m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:29
6:30
6:30
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
14
12
7
7
7
7
9
11
10
8
7
7
7
10
15
18
16
10
Feels °C
14
10
7
-5
-4
-4
-4
-2
2
5
5
3
2
1
6
12
14
13
2
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