Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
10.0°C
1.5° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 8AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (24 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.7
S
14
0.9
SSE
10
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.9
S
15
0.9
S
15
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
16
1.2
SSE
17
1.3
SSE
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
736
674
276
200
172
172
233
233
159
209
272
283
283
357
343
333
306
293
306
417
503
837
1045
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
W
10
SE
5
SSE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
N
0
WSW
5
NE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
00:18AM1.51m
12:44PM1.63m
00:59AM1.55m
1:24PM1.67m
1:37AM1.59m
2:01PM1.71m
Low Tide
6:14AM0.41m
6:45PM0.44m
6:56AM0.35m
7:25PM0.38m
7:36AM0.29m
8:05PM0.33m
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
6:00
 mm
1
3
8
9
5
Temp °C
9
8
9
13
15
14
12
11
12
12
12
16
13
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
Feels °C
5
3
5
9
12
10
8
7
7
8
9
13
10
8
7
7
7
6
7
7
8
7
6
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