Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
9.8° C
1.4° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 7AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (12 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (12 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
3
3
2
2
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
9
1.8
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
160
203
268
307
400
427
509
947
517
465
413
359
292
258
177
134
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
W
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:05AM1.87m
2:37PM2.02m
2:55AM1.91m
3:26PM2.02m
Low Tide
7:58PM0.11m
8:16AM-0.03m
8:50PM0.06m
9:08AM-0.05m
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clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
8
8
8
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
13
12
10
10
Feels °C
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
5
7
7
7
7
7
11
9
8
8
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