Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
10.0° C
1.2° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 1PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
16
1.3
S
15
1.1
SSE
15
1.3
S
15
1.3
SSE
15
1.2
S
14
1.3
SSE
14
1.5
S
17
1.6
SSE
19
1.7
SSE
19
1.6
SSE
18
1.6
SSE
18
1.5
SSE
17
1.4
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
724
804
558
733
754
602
674
1389
1885
2114
1786
1497
1216
929
773
555
451
361
276
210
186
142
109
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
E
5
NNW
5
W
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:49AM1.75m
7:19PM1.76m
7:47AM1.67m
8:15PM1.66m
8:47AM1.60m
Low Tide
00:46AM0.14m
1:08PM0.14m
1:40AM0.20m
2:04PM0.25m
2:34AM0.27m
3:00PM0.34m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:07
8:06
8:04
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:17
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
8
10
10
9
8
8
7
7
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
7
8
10
12
11
11
Feels °C
6
5
5
8
8
7
6
6
4
4
3
7
6
4
4
3
3
4
4
6
9
7
7
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