Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
10.3° 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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 12PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (21 Jul)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
451
361
280
195
147
147
113
106
78
78
81
86
85
31
31
14
13
25
26
28
17
17
15
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:47AM1.60m
9:13PM1.58m
9:48AM1.56m
10:13PM1.52m
10:48AM1.55m
Low Tide
2:34AM0.27m
3:00PM0.34m
3:27AM0.34m
3:56PM0.41m
4:20AM0.39m
4:51PM0.46m
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:04
8:04
8:03
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5:19
5:20
5:21
 mm
Temp °C
6
8
8
10
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
9
8
8
7
7
8
10
12
11
10
Feels °C
2
3
3
6
8
6
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
4
4
3
3
4
6
8
8
6
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