- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Campbells Bay Surf Forecast
/ Otago (35 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Campbells Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.7° C
(Which is 2.3°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 4AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Campbells Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | |
1531 | 2844 | 3718 | 915 | 823 | 811 | 650 | 1413 | 373 | 253 | 799 | 809 | 197 | 166 | 131 | 141 | 500 | 350 | 492 | 384 | 367 | 345 | 308 | 242 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 11:34PM1.63m | 11:57AM1.62m | 00:21AM1.69m | 12:46PM1.74m | 1:10AM1.75m | 1:36PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45AM0.28m | 6:05PM0.23m | 6:30AM0.20m | 6:55PM0.17m | 7:18AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | |  |  |  | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
 kJ | 39 | 1322 | 1034 | 915 | 823 | 811 | 650 | 505 | 373 | 253 | 222 | 213 | 197 | 166 | 131 | 101 | 500 | 350 | 492 | 384 | 367 | 345 | 308 | 242 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | ENE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | E 10 | SSE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 33 | 22 | 41 | 42 | 192 | 192 | 167 | 220 | 149 | 131 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 96 | 89 | 141 | 8 | 55 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 26 | E 13 | S 22 | SSE 22 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 12 | E 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 31 | 84 | 91 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | — | — | S 10 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1531 | 2844 | 3718 | — | — | — | — | 1413 | — | — | 799 | 809 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Campbells Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest