Campbells Bay surf break

Campbells Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 04 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 2.0°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 1PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (04 May)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (04 May)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
17
16
12
12
12
28
95
75
109
98
62
154
153
134
113
107
69
68
68
66
39
39
39
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
W
0
NNW
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
NW
10
N
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:42AM1.57m
5:08PM1.65m
5:26AM1.52m
5:54PM1.61m
6:13AM1.47m
6:42PM1.56m
Low Tide
10:52AM0.38m
11:26PM0.44m
11:39AM0.42m
00:16AM0.48m
12:29PM0.46m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:33
7:35
7:37
7:37
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5:30
5:29
5:28
5:27
Temp °C
11
11
11
13
13
11
11
10
10
9
9
11
12
10
10
10
10
9
10
14
16
13
13
13
9
8
9
10
10
9
9
8
8
7
7
8
9
7
7
7
6
6
7
12
14
10
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
ENE
9
Energy kJ
16
17
16
6
12
12
28
95
75
109
98
62
154
153
134
113
107
69
68
68
66
14
39
25
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
17
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
9
0.2
SSE
18
0.3
S
18
0.1
E
9
0.3
NE
6
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
SSE
14
Energy kJ
12
12
12
12
6
6
22
1
1
1
3
30
56
2
5
3
3
8
6
7
14
39
15
39
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
7
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
10
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
3
2
6
2
7
8
3
3
3
4
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
4
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
6
0.4
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
2
Energy kJ
1
8
4
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
24
24
24
77
77
77
0
0
0
0
0
0
77
81
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
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