Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 25 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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 5PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (25 Aug)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the NE by Thu afternoon).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
2
0
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.9
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
SSE
14
1.1
S
16
1.3
SSE
17
1.4
SSE
17
1.6
SSE
17
1.6
SSE
17
1.6
SSE
16
1.5
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
272
283
283
287
347
264
250
302
306
327
627
962
1175
1398
1366
1224
862
623
420
339
274
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
W
10
WSW
10
SE
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
S
5
ENE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
20
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
40
NE
35
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:24PM1.67m
1:37AM1.59m
2:01PM1.71m
2:14AM1.63m
2:37PM1.73m
Low Tide
6:56AM0.35m
7:25PM0.38m
7:36AM0.29m
8:05PM0.33m
8:16AM0.24m
8:43PM0.29m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
5
11
8
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
16
18
10
9
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
Feels °C
8
14
15
7
7
8
8
8
8
7
4
5
3
4
3
1
0
-1
-2
1
3
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