Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

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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) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with S 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) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 3AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Afternoon (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (19 Jul)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
4
4
1
3
3
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
17
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
0.9
SSE
15
2
S
15
1.9
S
15
1.3
SSE
15
1.3
SSE
14
1.2
S
14
1.4
SSE
17
1.6
SSE
19
1.7
SSE
19
1.7
SSE
18
1.6
SSE
18
1.6
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
809
743
724
395
1733
1546
754
734
561
1217
1670
2114
2025
1690
1398
1077
775
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
W
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SE
5
S
10
W
5
W
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:24PM1.87m
6:49AM1.75m
7:19PM1.76m
7:47AM1.67m
8:15PM1.66m
Low Tide
00:46AM0.14m
1:08PM0.14m
1:40AM0.20m
2:04PM0.25m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:07
8:06
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
11
12
11
9
9
10
10
9
8
8
8
7
7
9
9
8
7
Feels °C
8
8
7
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
3
3
6
6
5
4
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