Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
10.4°C
1.9° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 2AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (30 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (30 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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)
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
1
1
0
0
2
1
0
2
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
1.1
SW
7
0.9
S
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.3
S
15
0.9
SSE
16
1.5
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.3
SSE
13
1.5
S
13
2.1
S
13
2.3
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
50
69
75
89
85
100
406
1393
773
416
1065
813
893
999
563
752
1533
1648
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
NW
25
WSW
15
W
30
WNW
45
SW
45
WSW
45
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
30
W
40
WSW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:06AM1.68m
4:29PM1.72m
4:47AM1.68m
5:11PM1.68m
Low Tide
10:02PM0.25m
10:19AM0.20m
10:44PM0.26m
11:05AM0.24m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
10
9
8
9
10
14
10
8
7
7
8
8
8
10
9
6
5
Feels °C
9
9
6
6
4
3
6
7
0
-2
-3
-1
-1
-3
0
0
0
-3
-3
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