Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
10.1° C
1.6° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 3AM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 3.0m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (01 Aug)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (01 Aug)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
0
2
6
7
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
11
3
S
8
3
S
10
3
SSE
12
4
S
12
4.5
S
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
2
SSW
10
1.2
SE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
1
SE
12
1
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
1067
1867
2899
4984
5297
1933
1388
970
701
510
371
430
688
442
421
361
273
268
Wind (km/h)
60
SW
50
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
10
W
10
NW
15
NW
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
5
WNW
0
SE
5
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
off
off
High Tide
4:38AM1.60m
5:03PM1.68m
5:17AM1.58m
5:42PM1.65m
Low Tide
10:39PM0.32m
10:51AM0.26m
11:21PM0.33m
11:34AM0.28m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
7
8
7
6
6
7
7
9
11
12
10
10
Feels °C
-8
-7
-5
-5
-3
-3
-3
1
3
3
1
1
2
2
4
8
10
7
6
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