Campbells Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
11.5°C
2.5° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 12PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (05 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed night).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
1
NE
5
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.6
S
16
1.3
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
145
113
108
75
73
54
45
48
59
53
51
50
50
51
59
101
96
86
84
48
48
174
83
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NW
5
SW
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
E
5
SE
10
SSW
30
S
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
11:32AM1.78m
11:57PM1.68m
12:30PM1.82m
00:53AM1.74m
1:23PM1.85m
Low Tide
5:08AM0.21m
5:46PM0.24m
6:06AM0.16m
6:41PM0.19m
7:01AM0.11m
7:32PM0.14m
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clear
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cloud
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cloud
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
light rain
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Temp °C
8
8
9
12
12
10
9
9
9
9
11
14
16
13
12
12
11
11
13
15
15
13
8
Feels °C
6
5
6
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
9
11
13
10
9
9
8
7
11
12
13
10
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