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Campbells Bay surf break

Campbells Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 NZST
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Campbells Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
13.6° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Campbells Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 12AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)--
Afternoon (21 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
3
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SE
1.5
SE
1.6
SE
1.3
SSE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1
SSE
1.4
S
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
S
1.2
ESE
1.3
S
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)677789889999898101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)181165183242330249311286169299208251239222228235240235200204208167131125
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
5
W
5
SW
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
offoffoffoffcross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:53AM
1.76
6:28PM
1.88
6:55AM
1.71
7:33PM
1.84
8:02AM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:53PM
0.17
12:14PM
0.13
12:56AM
0.22
1:17PM
0.17
2:01AM
0.24
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------7:18-------7:18-------7:20-
Sunset5:52-------5:51-------5:49-------
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-11-1-------------------
Temp. °C988877789998888101097667810
Feels °C (?)332333444554444566533458
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