Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
9.9° C
1.1° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 3PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (17 Jul)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
15
1
ESE
17
1
ESE
16
1.1
ESE
16
1.2
ESE
16
1.1
S
18
1.5
S
23
1.6
S
23
1.4
S
19
1.4
S
19
1.3
SSE
18
1.2
S
17
1.2
S
17
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
15
1.2
S
15
1.9
S
15
1.9
S
15
1.9
S
14
1.3
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
440
587
545
627
666
792
2364
2773
1446
1386
1118
869
809
743
724
688
636
1526
1546
1443
655
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
NNW
5
N
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
S
5
SE
10
ESE
10
SSE
0
E
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
5:31PM1.96m
5:53AM1.83m
6:24PM1.87m
6:49AM1.75m
7:19PM1.76m
Low Tide
11:18AM-0.02m
11:52PM0.09m
12:13PM0.05m
00:46AM0.14m
1:08PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:08
8:07
8:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
6
9
11
9
8
8
8
8
9
11
13
12
12
11
10
9
9
10
10
9
8
Feels °C
3
6
8
6
4
5
5
4
5
7
11
9
7
7
6
6
7
8
8
7
7
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