Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
10.9°C
2.1° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 3PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (22 Sep)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (22 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.8
SSE
15
1.3
SSW
9
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
16
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.7
SSW
9
1.7
SSW
9
1
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
124
126
177
174
391
312
232
224
233
242
463
431
495
474
158
131
96
96
113
109
104
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
25
W
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
10
ESE
0
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
glassy
High Tide
12:08PM1.60m
00:24AM1.53m
12:47PM1.65m
1:01AM1.58m
1:23PM1.69m
Low Tide
6:08PM0.42m
6:20AM0.34m
6:48PM0.36m
7:00AM0.27m
7:26PM0.30m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:31
6:32
6:35
 mm
Temp °C
7
12
15
9
6
6
6
5
7
9
10
9
7
6
6
6
8
12
14
12
10
Feels °C
2
7
8
0
-4
-3
-1
-2
-1
2
4
3
2
2
3
2
4
8
10
9
9
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