Campbells Bay surf break

Campbells Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 NZST
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Campbells Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
12.7° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Campbells Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 11AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (28 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)21s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
3
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.2
S
21
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.8
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
0.9
SSE
14
1.1
S
15
1.4
S
15
1.3
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
54
37
37
36
33
36
31
30
29
31
31
29
206
148
161
304
559
894
744
588
485
419
431
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
SW
0
WSW
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
50
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
NE
5
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:32AM1.76m
12:54PM1.72m
1:16AM1.74m
1:38PM1.73m
1:58AM1.71m
2:20PM1.73m
Low Tide
6:39AM0.20m
6:59PM0.21m
7:22AM0.21m
7:44PM0.23m
8:04AM0.23m
8:27PM0.26m
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:26
7:28
7:28
7:30
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5:39
5:37
5:37
5:35
Temp °C
17
15
14
16
15
13
12
12
12
12
13
19
21
10
11
9
9
9
10
10
13
10
9
9
15
12
13
14
12
11
10
10
11
10
10
15
16
-1
3
1
4
6
7
8
11
6
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
0.9
SSE
14
1.1
S
15
1.4
S
15
1.3
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
Energy kJ
59
54
37
37
36
33
19
18
17
9
9
31
29
1
5
2
304
559
894
744
588
485
419
431
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
22
0.2
S
21
0.2
S
20
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
S
13
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
ENE
3
0.1
SE
11
0.1
NE
5
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
10
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
S
15
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
10
9
36
31
2
3
31
9
1
5
1
12
4
4
2
2
4
84
157
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
3
3
4
11
3
3
4
4
30
29
1
25
4
1
5
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.8
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
6
0.5
N
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NNE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
4
206
148
161
86
54
4
11
17
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
4
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
1
77
77
77
0
0
0
1
1
0
85
210
228
88
24
0
0
77
0
77
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
9
6
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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