Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • 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 7PM is: 1.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s
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). Mainly strong winds.

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
0
3
3
4
3
2
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
1
2
2
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)
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
16
2.4
S
17
1.9
SSE
17
1
S
16
1.3
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
9
0.4
S
15
1.6
S
6
1.4
S
7
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.8
S
15
1.4
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3555
3819
3308
2162
548
341
329
231
132
250
167
88
68
171
184
118
122
127
126
298
869
Wind (km/h)
50
SW
50
SW
35
SW
15
S
0
WSW
15
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
35
SSW
40
SW
25
SW
10
SW
15
N
15
NNW
10
SW
15
SW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:35AM1.52m
10:57PM1.44m
11:25AM1.56m
11:43PM1.48m
12:08PM1.60m
Low Tide
4:39PM0.51m
4:53AM0.46m
5:26PM0.47m
5:38AM0.41m
6:08PM0.42m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
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
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
10
12
11
9
7
6
7
10
15
17
16
11
7
6
6
8
12
12
10
8
Feels °C
-3
-1
4
6
7
3
1
2
6
11
14
12
4
-2
0
2
3
7
8
6
0
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