Surf Forecasts:
Campbells Bay surf forecast from 26 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 1 Sep, 6AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 1 Sep, 6AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period, SSW swell with 3,540 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 28 Aug, 12AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Campbells Bay this week:
The surf forecast for Campbells Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.1m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Campbells Bay in the next 16 days are 3.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 01) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 9s period and expected on Friday (Aug 28) at 12AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 6AM (Tue 1st Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 6AM (Tue 1st Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Campbells Bay over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the N by Thu night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, near gales from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 15 | SSE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 322 | 367 | 1021 | 805 | 420 | 662 | 432 | 539 | 221 | 110 | 59 | 35 | 239 | 1914 | 1718 | 672 | 1413 | 1790 | 918 | 694 | 624 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:01PM1.71m | 2:14AM1.63m | 2:37PM1.73m | 2:50AM1.65m | 3:14PM1.74m | 3:27AM1.67m | 3:51PM1.74m | 4:06AM1.68m | 4:29PM1.72m | 4:47AM1.68m | 5:11PM1.68m | 5:32AM1.67m | 5:57PM1.64m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05PM0.33m | 8:16AM0.24m | 8:43PM0.29m | 8:56AM0.21m | 9:22PM0.26m | 9:36AM0.19m | 10:02PM0.25m | 10:19AM0.20m | 10:44PM0.26m | 11:05AM0.24m | 11:29PM0.28m | 11:55AM0.28m | 00:19AM0.31m | ||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | 12 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 4 | 5 | -2 | -1 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | -1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 15 | SSE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | S 14 | ENE 8 | S 13 | S 12 | — | S 24 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 322 | 367 | 1021 | 805 | 420 | 662 | 432 | 539 | 221 | 110 | 59 | 35 | 239 | 6 | 1718 | 672 | — | 11 | 918 | 694 | 624 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | S 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 11 | ENE 8 | E 12 | — | S 15 | — | — | — | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 16 | 56 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 203 | 140 | 128 | 116 | 74 | 44 | 23 | 12 | 3 | — | 168 | — | — | — | 198 | 147 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ENE 4 | — | — | S 12 | SE 16 | SE 14 | S 21 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 10 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 38 | 17 | 2 | — | — | 108 | 10 | 30 | 9 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | SSW 14 | W 4 | W 3 | SSW 12 | S 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 26 | 270 | 1497 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1914 | 18 | 8 | 1413 | 1790 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 62 | 84 | 211 | 426 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 376 | 376 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 94 |
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