Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
10.1° C
1.6° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 11AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (21 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, near gales from the WNW by Sun morning).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
1.3
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
0.2
S
17
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
9
1.2
S
14
1.4
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
232
212
173
123
117
106
78
78
78
56
56
38
37
96
96
23
131
110
68
37
48
602
847
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
N
20
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
55
WNW
45
W
50
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:15AM1.52m
10:39PM1.45m
11:12AM1.54m
11:32PM1.47m
12:01PM1.58m
Low Tide
3:46AM0.46m
4:21PM0.52m
4:39AM0.47m
5:13PM0.51m
5:28AM0.45m
6:01PM0.48m
clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:57
 mm
1
Temp °C
7
6
6
9
12
11
9
8
8
9
9
13
15
12
10
9
9
10
9
10
9
7
6
Feels °C
4
3
2
5
8
8
6
4
4
5
5
8
11
7
7
4
4
5
-4
-1
-3
-3
-6
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