Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
10.3° 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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 9AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (08 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
SE
17
1.7
SSE
6
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
11
0.9
SSE
17
0.8
SSE
17
0.8
S
17
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
188
235
240
663
204
279
279
292
267
252
252
305
326
505
399
368
302
313
319
259
244
239
269
259
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
25
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
SSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
High Tide
9:01AM1.52m
9:28PM1.55m
10:01AM1.59m
10:28PM1.58m
11:03AM1.68m
11:29PM1.64m
Low Tide
2:59AM0.38m
3:24PM0.37m
3:51AM0.34m
4:20PM0.34m
4:45AM0.29m
5:19PM0.30m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:14
8:12
8:12
8:12
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5:07
5:08
5:09
5:09
 mm
3
8
12
8
2
2
1
Temp °C
6
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
5
4
5
6
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
6
8
6
5
5
Feels °C
3
3
3
1
-1
0
-1
0
0
-1
1
3
4
2
1
0
0
0
0
3
5
3
1
1
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