Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
10.4°C
1.7° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 12PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (16 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.9
S
4
0.9
SSE
5
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
5
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
55
30
37
66
88
63
58
61
38
36
99
92
86
84
127
124
172
170
163
212
202
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
SSE
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
15
SSE
10
S
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
NNE
10
NW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
E
10
N
Wind State
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-off
High Tide
6:37AM1.63m
7:01PM1.52m
7:34AM1.56m
7:59PM1.46m
8:35AM1.52m
Low Tide
00:26AM0.34m
12:59PM0.41m
1:19AM0.42m
1:55PM0.48m
2:15AM0.48m
2:52PM0.53m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:24
6:25
6:27
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
12
11
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
7
7
6
5
5
4
7
11
13
11
10
Feels °C
9
8
6
2
2
2
3
4
3
4
2
1
3
4
2
1
1
-1
2
8
11
9
7
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