Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
10.9°C
2.0° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 5PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (27 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (27 Sep)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Tue night).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 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
0
0
3
2
2
2
3
2
1
3
4
3
8
9
4
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
7
1.6
SSW
6
1.8
S
7
1.5
S
7
2.2
SSW
8
1.1
S
9
1
S
11
1.1
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
14
2.3
SSW
13
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
16
4
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
1.8
S
16
1.7
SSE
15
1.6
SSE
15
1.6
S
14
1.6
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
143
280
231
559
189
235
380
483
572
618
1659
988
1289
7436
7411
1651
1418
1168
1092
1075
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
15
W
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
15
W
20
W
30
SW
20
SW
15
NW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
SW
20
SW
5
NNE
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:17PM1.76m
4:37AM1.77m
5:00PM1.75m
5:22AM1.79m
5:46PM1.72m
Low Tide
10:05AM0.16m
10:27PM0.19m
10:51AM0.17m
11:13PM0.19m
11:41AM0.20m
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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8:18
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7:16
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7:13
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8:37
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7:38
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7:39
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 mm
2
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1
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1
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Temp °C
5
8
9
8
6
6
7
6
8
11
12
10
8
9
8
8
11
14
15
12
11
Feels °C
-3
-2
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
5
5
4
4
3
2
3
7
9
10
10
9
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