Campbells Bay surf break

Campbells Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 NZST
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Campbells Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
12.9° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Campbells Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 8AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (06 May)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (06 May)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.9
NE
5
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.9
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
69
68
68
67
40
40
39
39
37
33
32
44
113
102
66
116
75
43
44
63
232
1132
1146
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
WNW
10
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
SSW
5
W
5
W
5
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNW
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:13AM1.47m
6:42PM1.56m
7:03AM1.43m
7:32PM1.53m
7:54AM1.39m
8:24PM1.50m
Low Tide
00:16AM0.48m
12:29PM0.46m
1:07AM0.51m
1:19PM0.49m
1:58AM0.52m
2:09PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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7:37
7:37
7:39
7:39
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5:28
5:27
5:24
5:23
Temp °C
10
9
9
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
14
17
19
17
16
14
13
13
13
16
14
14
14
13
7
6
5
11
12
11
11
11
10
10
11
14
16
15
14
13
12
12
11
13
10
12
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
5
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
2.3
ENE
11
Energy kJ
107
69
68
33
22
30
40
39
6
11
12
32
32
33
102
66
116
75
43
44
63
30
30
1146
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
E
9
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
11
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
13
Energy kJ
8
6
22
68
67
40
7
6
39
35
33
6
2
15
15
15
15
18
32
31
7
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
NE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
10
0.2
S
3
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
17
Energy kJ
3
3
1
19
15
4
6
6
6
2
4
1
2
14
7
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
7
0.2
S
3
1.1
NE
8
1.3
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
Energy kJ
2
4
3
20
37
22
15
44
113
1
147
232
1132
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
81
0
0
0
0
77
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
20
84
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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