Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
11.0°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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 9AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (25 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (25 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
ESE
15
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.6
ESE
14
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
12
1.3
SSW
5
1.6
S
6
1.7
SSW
6
1.9
S
7
1.7
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.8
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
176
173
126
57
88
119
110
81
123
118
118
116
113
109
104
87
202
179
321
373
164
460
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
SW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
W
15
S
45
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
15
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:38AM1.64m
2:00PM1.73m
2:15AM1.69m
2:38PM1.75m
3:55AM1.74m
3:17PM1.76m
Low Tide
7:40AM0.22m
8:05PM0.24m
8:22AM0.18m
8:45PM0.21m
9:05AM0.16m
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
clear
clear
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6:18
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7:16
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6:36
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6:37
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7:37
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 mm
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1
1
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5
3
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1
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Temp °C
9
9
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
8
10
15
16
14
13
11
6
6
7
9
9
8
6
Feels °C
7
7
5
5
6
5
4
3
3
4
6
11
13
12
12
8
-4
-2
-1
0
1
1
1
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