Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
9.9° C
1.4° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 9AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (05 Aug)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (05 Aug)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Wed afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.8
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
0.9
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
13
0.7
S
12
0.6
SE
13
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1094
890
799
716
689
592
480
392
334
282
221
217
273
254
217
160
134
244
230
132
128
130
111
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
0
SW
5
SE
5
S
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
10
N
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:38AM1.56m
8:05PM1.55m
8:38AM1.58m
9:07PM1.54m
9:44AM1.63m
Low Tide
1:38AM0.37m
2:05PM0.38m
2:32AM0.37m
3:05PM0.38m
3:30AM0.34m
4:07PM0.36m
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
7:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
4
4
4
5
6
5
4
4
3
3
3
5
5
4
3
3
2
2
3
4
6
5
5
Feels °C
-1
0
0
2
3
2
1
0
-1
-1
-1
2
1
0
-1
-1
-2
-3
-2
0
1
1
2
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