Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 12 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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 12PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (12 Jul)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
15
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.8
NE
5
0.4
SSE
13
0.7
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.9
NE
5
1.3
NE
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.4
SSE
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
63
45
44
42
42
36
35
26
57
31
40
96
114
39
57
76
76
61
8
42
96
53
92
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
15
N
10
NW
15
WSW
10
S
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
00:28AM1.71m
1:03PM1.90m
1:25AM1.79m
1:59PM1.99m
2:19AM1.86m
2:53PM2.04m
Low Tide
6:37AM0.13m
7:16PM0.18m
7:34AM0.05m
8:13PM0.12m
8:31AM-0.02m
9:09PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:11
8:11
8:11
8:10
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:13
5:14
 mm
Temp °C
5
5
4
7
8
6
5
4
4
4
5
8
10
8
8
8
8
7
8
11
14
11
9
9
Feels °C
2
1
0
3
4
2
1
-1
0
0
0
3
7
3
4
4
4
2
3
6
10
8
5
7
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