Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Issued: 12 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is

13.1°C

Campbells Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Campbells Bay today (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 7AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Evening (31 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the N by Mon morning).
	Saturday 31								Sunday 1								Monday 2
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	3	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	SSE 12	S 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	NE 6	NE 5	SSE 9	ENE 6	SE 12	NE 6	SE 12	NE 6	ESE 12	ENE 6	ENE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	1398	1136	960	827	718	563	469	394	302	237	173	137	105	69	67	27	24	28	77	23	102	14	80	47
Wind (km/h)	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	ENE	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	N	NNW	N	SSW	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on
High Tide				7:58AM1.84m				8:25PM1.67m				9:04AM1.81m				9:32PM1.66m					10:10AM1.79m
Low Tide		1:43AM0.17m				2:27PM0.24m				2:47AM0.18m				3:30PM0.24m				3:51AM0.18m					4:30PM0.22m


	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:24	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	6	5	6	9	12	12	10	8	7	7	8	14	19	20	18	16	14	13	13	16	19	20	12	10
Feels °C	-3	-3	-1	2	7	7	4	2	1	2	4	10	15	16	14	12	10	8	9	13	15	16	6	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	S 12	SSE 12	S 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	NE 6	ENE 5	ENE 6	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	22	1136	960	827	718	563	469	394	302	237	173	137	105	69	32	26	24	23	23	23	22	75	80	47
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 16	—	—	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 14	NE 5	ESE 14	SE 13	SE 13	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	S 13	ESE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	5	—	—	21	20	19	19	12	12	8	11	18	28	27	46	27	16	14	7	3	3	14	6	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 14	SE 13	SE 14	SE 11	ESE 14	—	S 14	S 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	ENE 8	S 13	S 13	NE 10	S 13	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	6	8	5	20	—	4	14	25	24	24	7	3	3	4	3	22	22
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	W 4	WSW 4	—	—	—	NE 3	NNE 3	NNE 4	NE 4	NNE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 5	N 2	N 3	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	S 3	S 4
kJ	1398	19	13	—	—	—	2	6	10	10	35	15	25	44	67	1	1	28	77	109	102	203	4	20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Tuhawaiki Point Canterbury	Kakanui River Mouth Otago	Tuhawaiki Point Canterbury	Campbells Bay Otago	Kaka Point Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Otago	Campbells Bay Otago	Campbells Bay Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Campbells Bay Otago	Campbells Bay Otago	Campbells Bay Otago	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Otago	Campbells Bay Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Warrington Otago	Karitane Point Otago
Rating (10 max)	5	2	3	2	3	4	4	3	4	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	394	88	1	88	0	159	84	82	77	81	0	0	20	20	0	0	0	81	0	20	20	20	62	53
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago			Dunedin - Bobs Beach	Dunedin - Bobs Beach	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach		Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach	Dunedin - Taieri Mouth	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay	Dunedin - Taieri Mouth	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay	Dunedin - Taieri Mouth	Dunedin - Taieri Mouth	Dunedin - Taieri Mouth	Dunedin - St Clair	Dunedin - Taieri Mouth	Dunedin - Taieri Mouth	Dunedin - Taieri Mouth	Dunedin - Bobs Beach	Lighthouse (Spot C)	Lighthouse (Spot C)	Dunedin - Bobs Beach	Dunedin - Bobs Beach	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach
Rating (10 max)			8	4	4		4	3	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Stent Road Taranaki	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	2	3	2	3	3	2	2	4
Header Global	Mangamaunu New Zealand	Nine Mile New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Afife Portugal	St Vincent Left New Caledonia	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Malaking Gasang (Baler) Philippines	Trial Harbour Australia	Boat Basin Lefts Guam	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States
Rating (10 max)	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5

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