Surf Forecasts:
Campbells Bay surf forecast from 17 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 21 Sep, 12AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 20 Sep, 3PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period, S swell with 4,019 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 18 Sep, 3AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S 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 (Sep 18) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 13s. 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 2.5m 17s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 20) at 3PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 20) at 12AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3AM (Fri 18th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 12AM (Mon 21st Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 3PM (Sun 20th Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Campbells Bay over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, near gales from the SW by Sun morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | SSW 16 | S 17 | SSE 10 | S 16 | S 13 | S 6 | SSW 7 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 99 | 84 | 233 | 283 | 434 | 338 | 264 | 233 | 2450 | 4019 | 487 | 237 | 82 | 191 | 197 | 177 | 562 | 334 | 251 | 174 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:59PM1.46m | 8:35AM1.52m | 9:02PM1.42m | 9:38AM1.51m | 10:03PM1.42m | 10:35AM1.52m | 10:57PM1.44m | 11:25AM1.56m | 11:43PM1.48m | 12:08PM1.60m | 00:24AM1.53m | 12:47PM1.65m | 1:01AM1.58m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:15AM0.48m | 2:52PM0.53m | 3:11AM0.50m | 3:48PM0.54m | 4:04AM0.50m | 4:39PM0.51m | 4:53AM0.46m | 5:26PM0.47m | 5:38AM0.41m | 6:08PM0.42m | 6:20AM0.34m | 6:48PM0.36m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | 6:25 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 8 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -1 | -3 | -1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 5 | S 7 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 6 |
| kJ | 99 | 84 | 233 | 283 | 434 | 338 | 264 | 233 | 31 | 23 | 473 | 237 | 82 | 7 | 82 | 177 | 562 | 334 | 251 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | S 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 17 | S 16 | S 13 | ESE 13 | S 16 | S 7 | SSW 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 16 |
| kJ | 8 | 25 | 109 | 98 | 109 | 17 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 487 | 236 | 81 | 17 | 179 | 21 | 37 | 12 | 12 | 174 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 12 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | E 11 | ESE 10 | S 16 | E 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | — | SE 11 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 30 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 71 | 50 | 32 | — | — | 2 | 10 | 43 | 9 | 32 | 27 | 25 | — | 5 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 3 | WNW 3 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 16 | S 17 | — | NNE 4 | NE 5 | S 6 | SSW 7 | NNW 2 | — | SSW 8 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 11 | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 90 | 2450 | 4019 | — | 16 | 29 | 191 | 197 | 1 | — | 151 | 74 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 238 | 257 | 892 | 0 | 82 | 77 | 228 | 0 | 1 | 113 | 101 | 75 | 0 |
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