Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
12.6°C
3.4° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 10AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (16 Oct)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (16 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
0
2
3
0
1
0
3
4
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
10
1.9
S
10
2.2
S
12
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
10
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSE
13
1
S
14
1
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
627
545
516
264
525
529
682
1319
150
142
161
218
214
158
163
144
163
444
431
339
282
400
383
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
0
SE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
NNW
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:58AM1.57m
8:23PM1.44m
8:55AM1.53m
9:21PM1.41m
9:54AM1.50m
Low Tide
1:44AM0.45m
2:22PM0.50m
2:38AM0.49m
3:17PM0.53m
3:33AM0.51m
4:11PM0.53m
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:41
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6:39
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6:39
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8:01
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8:02
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8:05
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 mm
1
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Temp °C
6
5
7
8
9
9
7
6
6
5
8
10
11
9
8
9
10
10
14
17
19
17
16
Feels °C
-2
-1
1
1
3
3
3
2
3
2
6
7
8
6
6
6
7
7
12
14
15
15
15
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