Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
10.3°C
1.8° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 9PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)--
Afternoon (30 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (30 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
2
3
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
4
0
2
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
16
1.5
S
15
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.5
S
14
2.3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
S
12
1.9
S
12
4
SSW
12
1.9
SSE
12
2.3
S
12
2.1
S
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
432
970
1363
1087
813
494
899
1635
1901
1693
1013
4204
985
1505
1312
1082
1002
820
847
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
40
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
30
WSW
40
SW
50
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:47AM1.68m
5:11PM1.68m
5:32AM1.67m
5:57PM1.64m
Low Tide
10:44PM0.26m
11:05AM0.24m
11:29PM0.28m
11:55AM0.28m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
3
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
7
8
8
8
7
7
7
5
5
4
5
4
6
10
12
11
9
Feels °C
1
-2
0
2
-2
-3
-1
-3
-5
-4
-2
-4
-4
-4
-1
4
8
8
5
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