Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
10.3°C
1.8° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 12PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSE
16
0.6
S
13
0.9
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.6
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.8
SSW
12
2.1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
102
72
47
45
51
70
73
90
80
117
412
620
596
1799
1132
918
880
988
702
717
1042
1351
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
SW
10
W
10
N
15
NNE
5
N
10
NW
10
SW
10
NW
20
NNW
30
W
40
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
W
40
WSW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
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
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:27AM1.67m
3:51PM1.74m
4:06AM1.68m
4:29PM1.72m
4:47AM1.68m
5:11PM1.68m
Low Tide
9:36AM0.19m
10:02PM0.25m
10:19AM0.20m
10:44PM0.26m
11:05AM0.24m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
1
1
4
Temp °C
8
9
9
11
12
11
10
9
8
8
11
14
12
8
7
7
6
7
9
13
14
10
6
Feels °C
5
7
6
7
8
8
6
6
4
3
4
5
2
-3
-3
-3
-1
0
2
6
7
1
-2
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