Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
12.1°C
2.7° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 11AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (20 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (20 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.5
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
S
13
0.4
S
6
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
177
253
375
341
304
117
153
90
102
144
84
168
168
125
43
40
33
29
11
13
12
12
13
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
N
15
N
20
NE
25
NE
15
NE
5
S
5
SW
5
NW
10
NW
5
N
10
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
5
NNE
0
WSW
5
NW
10
NW
5
W
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
ESE
0
E
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
on
glassy
High Tide
11:40AM1.53m
00:00AM1.45m
12:23PM1.56m
00:41AM1.50m
1:03PM1.61m
Low Tide
5:13AM0.46m
5:45PM0.46m
5:58AM0.41m
6:27PM0.40m
6:40AM0.34m
7:07PM0.34m
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clear
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6:35
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6:33
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6:31
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8:08
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Temp °C
9
9
12
15
16
14
12
12
12
13
16
18
19
17
14
13
13
14
17
19
21
17
15
Feels °C
8
7
9
11
12
11
11
11
11
12
15
16
16
14
12
12
12
12
15
17
19
16
15
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