Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
9.8° C
1.0° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 19s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 10AM is: 1.4m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)19s
Afternoon (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)18s
Evening (18 Jul)4ft (1.2m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
23
1.6
S
23
1.4
SSE
19
1.4
S
19
1.3
SSE
18
1.3
S
17
1.2
S
17
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
0.9
SSE
15
1.9
S
15
1.9
S
15
1.3
SSE
15
1.3
S
14
1.4
SSE
17
1.5
S
18
1.6
SSE
19
1.8
SSE
19
1.8
SSE
18
1.6
SSE
18
1.6
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2364
2773
1497
1386
1118
1027
809
743
724
395
1568
1546
754
703
1189
1421
1905
2199
2062
1652
1318
1038
742
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
W
10
NW
15
W
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
0
SSW
10
E
5
SE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
N
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:53AM1.83m
6:24PM1.87m
6:49AM1.75m
7:19PM1.76m
7:47AM1.67m
8:15PM1.66m
Low Tide
12:13PM0.05m
00:46AM0.14m
1:08PM0.14m
1:40AM0.20m
2:04PM0.25m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:07
8:07
8:06
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
9
11
12
12
10
10
9
10
9
10
10
9
9
8
7
7
8
9
9
8
7
Feels °C
5
4
5
7
9
9
7
6
5
7
6
9
7
6
7
6
5
4
5
6
6
5
4
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