Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
14.0°C
4.2° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 2PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (28 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (28 Oct)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Mainly near gales.

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
3
2
3
4
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
13
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
1.1
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.9
S
14
1.9
SSW
9
0.8
SSE
15
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.1
S
15
2.1
S
6
2.4
S
12
2.2
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
139
110
148
173
100
106
155
150
487
146
138
195
253
250
315
562
296
715
697
530
333
1575
1392
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
S
20
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
20
W
35
SW
25
SW
15
SW
10
NW
5
WNW
15
SW
15
NW
40
SW
50
SW
40
SW
40
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:04AM1.90m
5:26PM1.77m
5:58AM1.90m
6:21PM1.74m
6:56AM1.87m
7:21PM1.70m
Low Tide
11:24AM0.17m
11:42PM0.14m
12:22PM0.20m
00:41AM0.15m
1:24PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
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6:22
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6:20
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6:18
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8:17
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8:20
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8:21
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3
1
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1
1
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Temp °C
6
6
11
14
16
15
12
10
7
7
10
13
11
11
7
7
7
6
9
10
10
8
6
Feels °C
3
2
7
10
13
11
8
6
2
4
6
7
3
4
3
3
4
1
4
1
-2
-2
-4
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