Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Issued: 5 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is

11.0°C

Campbells Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Campbells Bay today (19 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 12PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	14s
Afternoon (19 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	14s
Evening (19 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).
	Saturday 19							Sunday 20								Monday 21
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	4	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	S 14	S 14	S 15	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 16	S 16	S 17	SSW 10	S 10	S 16	SSE 16	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	S 14
Wave Graph
kJ	422	350	350	257	264	302	174	172	275	453	3345	3866	3347	1801	1184	522	411	651	522	387	293	161	598
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on
High Tide				9:38AM1.51m				10:03PM1.42m				10:35AM1.52m				10:57PM1.44m				11:25AM1.56m
Low Tide		3:11AM0.50m				3:48PM0.54m				4:04AM0.50m				4:39PM0.51m				4:53AM0.46m				5:26PM0.47m


	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	10	12	16	15	14	12	8	8	7	8	10	11	10	8	7	7	7	10	16	18	16	10
Feels °C	7	6	9	13	13	10	7	-3	-4	-5	-3	-1	2	4	5	2	1	2	5	12	13	13	2
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	S 14	S 14	S 15	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	SE 11	ESE 11	SSW 16	S 12	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 9
kJ	422	350	350	257	264	302	174	172	275	453	32	24	939	956	566	334	248	651	522	387	293	161	69
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	S 10	S 10	SE 11	S 9	—	—	ESE 11	SSE 17	SSE 17	S 16	SSE 16	—	NE 5	E 11	S 15	S 15	NE 5
kJ	98	96	71	68	50	48	50	52	33	108	—	—	23	493	367	522	411	—	10	2	4	39	15
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ESE 11	SE 11	ENE 6	SE 11	—	—	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	ESE 11	—	E 11	—	NE 11	E 11	E 10	S 15
kJ	9	11	10	11	11	11	48	33	4	33	—	—	5	5	5	11	—	2	—	5	2	2	38
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 4	—	—	—	—	WNW 3	W 3	SSW 5	SSW 5	SW 7	S 16	S 16	S 17	SSW 10	S 10	—	N 3	NNE 4	NNE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	S 14
kJ	24	—	—	—	—	2	4	80	138	278	3345	3866	3347	1801	1184	—	4	10	30	11	18	23	598
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Campbells Bay Otago	Campbells Bay Otago	Campbells Bay Otago	Campbells Bay Otago	Campbells Bay Otago	Campbells Bay Otago	Kakanui River Mouth Otago	Waikuku Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Lone Pine Brighton Canterbury	Scarborough Canterbury	Mana Island Wellington	Ohope Beach Bay of Plenty	Scarborough Canterbury	Campbells Bay Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Campbells Bay Otago	Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach Otago	Campbells Bay Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	4	5	4	4	4	2	3	2	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	257	241	237	234	554	952	234	0	77	82	77	77	0	82	0	113
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach	Dunedin - Taieri Mouth	Dunedin - Bobs Beach	Dunedin - Bobs Beach	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach	Shag Beach	Wainakarua River Mouth								Shag Beach	Dunedin - Bobs Beach	Dunedin - Bobs Beach	Dunedin - Taieri Mouth	Dunedin - Bobs Beach	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay	Dunedin - St Clair	Dunedin - Kuri Bush	Dunedin - Bobs Beach
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	2								8	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Shingles West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Shingles West Coast South Island	Table Cape Reefs Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Bay Chalet Gisborne and Mahia	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Tokata East Cape	Maraenui East Cape	Fields Canterbury	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	5	4	2	2	2	4	4	1	2	9	9	9	6	5	5	5	4	4	4
Header Global	Playa Aguilera Spain	El Huerto Spain	El Huerto Spain	Cathedral Rock Australia	Shingles New Zealand	Fairhaven Australia	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Noises Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Cyclops Australia	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	5	4	4	5	4	9	9	8	8	8	7	5	5	5

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