Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
10.6°C
2.0° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 9PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)--
Afternoon (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.9
NNE
5
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
131
127
126
80
72
69
56
57
60
59
57
38
39
33
21
20
20
20
19
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
5
S
15
E
20
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
W
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:09PM1.65m
11:44AM1.82m
00:06AM1.73m
12:39PM1.89m
Low Tide
5:19AM0.18m
5:56PM0.22m
6:15AM0.10m
6:49PM0.15m
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
6:15
 mm
4
3
1
1
Temp °C
7
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
8
7
6
6
5
5
7
9
10
9
8
Feels °C
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
5
7
6
6
5
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