Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
10.8°C
1.9° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 3AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (28 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (28 Sep)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
4
3
9
4
4
3
3
5
4
4
4
3
3
1
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
12
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
2.2
SSW
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
14
1.7
S
16
4
SSW
16
1.9
S
17
1.8
S
16
1.7
SSE
16
1.7
S
15
2.5
S
14
1.7
SSE
15
1.6
SSE
15
1.6
SSE
14
1.6
SSE
14
1.6
SSE
14
1.5
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
194
327
451
483
490
1556
991
1002
1489
7253
2023
1651
1437
1315
2643
1292
1137
1106
966
939
792
651
555
451
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
20
SW
20
SW
0
WSW
0
NNE
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
20
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:37AM1.77m
5:00PM1.75m
5:22AM1.79m
5:46PM1.72m
6:12AM1.78m
6:37PM1.68m
Low Tide
10:27PM0.19m
10:51AM0.17m
11:13PM0.19m
11:41AM0.20m
00:02AM0.21m
12:36PM0.25m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
6
7
6
9
12
12
9
8
8
7
7
11
14
15
13
11
9
8
7
9
12
12
11
12
Feels °C
1
2
2
4
5
5
2
3
3
2
2
7
9
10
12
10
7
6
5
7
8
6
7
10
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