Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
11.9°C
2.9° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 8PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (04 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (04 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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)
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.3
S
14
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
163
159
168
168
145
148
145
113
108
75
75
54
35
73
77
53
51
50
50
51
58
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
SSE
5
WSW
0
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
N
15
N
10
N
5
NW
5
W
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:27AM1.74m
10:55PM1.63m
11:32AM1.78m
11:57PM1.68m
12:30PM1.82m
Low Tide
4:47PM0.29m
5:08AM0.21m
5:46PM0.24m
6:06AM0.16m
6:41PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:03
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7:01
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7:00
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7:45
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7:47
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7:49
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Temp °C
8
13
12
10
9
8
8
8
10
12
12
10
10
10
10
10
12
15
17
14
13
Feels °C
4
10
9
8
7
6
6
5
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
8
10
13
14
11
10
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