Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
9.9° 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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 5PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (15 Aug)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (15 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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)
0
1
1
0
1
0
2
1
1
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
16
1.3
S
17
1.5
S
16
1.3
S
16
1.3
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
1
S
16
0.9
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
1
SSW
8
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
329
919
1177
864
858
242
239
239
339
334
326
318
476
362
155
106
104
63
43
122
64
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
S
30
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:03PM1.90m
5:25AM1.81m
5:52PM1.80m
6:17AM1.73m
6:43PM1.69m
Low Tide
10:51AM0.02m
11:21PM0.11m
11:43AM0.11m
00:12AM0.18m
12:36PM0.22m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:49
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
7
7
7
6
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
4
3
4
7
10
10
8
Feels °C
4
2
0
0
1
1
0
-2
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
-1
0
4
5
5
2
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