Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
10.4°C
1.7° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 7AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (15 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Wed night).

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.3
S
14
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
S
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
1
S
4
1.3
S
5
1.4
S
6
0.4
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
88
55
38
37
23
21
14
13
14
14
14
14
33
85
119
68
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:45AM1.70m
6:08PM1.61m
6:37AM1.63m
7:01PM1.52m
Low Tide
11:36PM0.25m
12:05PM0.31m
00:26AM0.34m
12:59PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:23
6:24
 mm
1
2
4
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
16
17
15
12
11
12
12
10
8
7
6
6
Feels °C
10
9
9
9
9
13
14
13
9
7
7
8
4
1
0
0
2
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