Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
10.3°C
1.7° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 12PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (04 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
16
1.5
NNE
6
0.4
SSE
15
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
17
0.8
S
17
0.8
S
17
0.8
S
17
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.9
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
134
78
43
64
48
50
96
138
138
192
224
267
360
368
368
373
210
207
195
131
446
82
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NW
20
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
15
W
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
25
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
W
10
ESE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
SW
20
SSE
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:26AM1.65m
8:55PM1.55m
9:36AM1.68m
10:04PM1.59m
10:43AM1.74m
Low Tide
2:14AM0.34m
2:54PM0.37m
3:17AM0.31m
3:58PM0.35m
4:19AM0.26m
4:59PM0.29m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
6:13
 mm
1
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
14
11
11
10
9
10
8
9
13
15
13
12
11
9
8
8
9
9
7
8
Feels °C
7
8
7
7
3
4
2
2
5
2
5
9
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
6
7
2
5
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