Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
10.2° C
1.4° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 9AM is: 1.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)5ft (1.6m)18s
Afternoon (20 Jul)5ft (1.5m)17s
Evening (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
19
1.7
SSE
19
1.6
SSE
18
1.6
SSE
18
1.5
SSE
17
1.4
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
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
12
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1885
2114
1767
1480
1201
917
734
555
451
361
276
195
147
147
113
106
76
77
77
84
80
31
31
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
NW
5
SSE
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:47AM1.67m
8:15PM1.66m
8:47AM1.60m
9:13PM1.58m
9:48AM1.56m
Low Tide
1:40AM0.20m
2:04PM0.25m
2:34AM0.27m
3:00PM0.34m
3:27AM0.34m
3:56PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:06
8:04
8:04
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:20
 mm
Temp °C
8
7
7
9
10
8
7
6
6
7
8
10
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
10
10
9
8
Feels °C
4
3
3
6
7
4
4
3
3
3
4
7
8
7
8
6
6
6
6
8
7
5
4
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