Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
12.0°C
3.0° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 4PM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (08 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (08 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.3
S
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.5
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
1.2
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
7
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
58
57
102
140
193
183
172
163
113
237
139
132
131
132
134
84
83
82
123
294
Wind (km/h)
10
E
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:11PM1.86m
2:32AM1.82m
2:56PM1.85m
3:17AM1.83m
3:40PM1.82m
Low Tide
7:51AM0.08m
8:19PM0.11m
8:40AM0.08m
9:05PM0.11m
9:26AM0.10m
9:49PM0.13m
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Temp °C
9
9
10
10
9
8
8
9
10
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
6
5
6
6
5
4
5
6
7
7
8
8
9
8
7
8
10
9
9
9
10
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