Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
10.9°C
2.1° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 9PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)--
Afternoon (20 Sep)8ft (2.4m)17s
Evening (20 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
S
17
1.3
SSE
17
1
S
16
1.3
SSE
10
0.7
S
16
0.7
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
13
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
9
0.8
S
14
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
7
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
1.3
SSW
16
0.8
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3308
1021
548
341
242
228
168
303
164
86
268
116
138
116
122
126
124
839
298
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
15
SSW
5
SSW
15
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
10
SW
15
NNW
20
NNW
30
W
30
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:57PM1.44m
11:25AM1.56m
11:43PM1.48m
12:08PM1.60m
Low Tide
4:53AM0.46m
5:26PM0.47m
5:38AM0.41m
6:08PM0.42m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
6:31
 mm
2
2
1
Temp °C
12
11
9
7
6
7
10
15
17
16
9
7
7
6
8
11
13
7
6
Feels °C
4
7
7
3
1
2
5
11
13
14
1
-1
0
2
4
5
5
-1
0
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