Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
12.0°C
2.9° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 2AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)1ft (0.3m)18s
Afternoon (13 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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)
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
0.4
SSE
16
0.9
ENE
8
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
S
15
0.6
E
6
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.7
ENE
7
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.7
E
7
0.3
S
14
0.9
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
76
83
101
44
38
24
54
52
48
83
79
38
37
36
47
32
52
86
91
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
NE
10
N
5
NW
5
W
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
30
SSE
25
S
15
SSE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
5:30AM1.75m
5:50PM1.64m
6:16AM1.69m
6:37PM1.57m
Low Tide
11:17PM0.24m
11:46AM0.30m
00:03AM0.31m
12:36PM0.38m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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6:48
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6:46
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7:57
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7:58
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7:59
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2
1
3
2
5
2
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Temp °C
18
16
16
15
14
13
15
20
21
13
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
10
9
Feels °C
14
14
15
14
13
11
12
16
18
8
3
4
5
6
6
6
7
8
7
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