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Lat Long: 45.20° S 170.90° E

Campbells Bay Surf Photo: 'big hack' by madoc

Issued: 12 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is

12.0°C

3.0°

Campbells Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NE	ENE	S	E
	12 s	cross	5 s	12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 December at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Campbells Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NE	ENE	S	E
	11 s	cross	5 s	11 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 December at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Campbells Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	N	NE	S	ENE
	11 s	glass	5 s	11 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 December at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Campbells Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SW		S	ENE
	11 s	cross- off		10 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 December at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Campbells Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SW	SW	S	ENE
	10 s	cross- off	2 s	10 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 December at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Campbells Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SW	SSW	ENE	ESE
	10 s	cross- off	10 s	5 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 December at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Campbells Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSW	SSW	S	ESE
	5 s	cross	5 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 December at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Campbells Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	S	S	S	ESE
	10 s	cross- on	6 s	9 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 December at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Campbells Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSE	SSW	S	S
	10 s	glass	6 s	6 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 December at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Campbells Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSW	SSW	S	S
	6 s	cross	6 s	6 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 December at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Campbells Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SW	SSW	ESE	ENE
	7 s	cross- off	7 s	11 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 December at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Campbells Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SW	SSW	ESE	NE
	9 s	cross- off	9 s	11 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 December at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Campbells Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SW	SSW	ESE	NE
	11 s	cross- off	11 s	11 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 December at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Campbells Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SW	SSW	ESE	NE
	12 s	cross- off	12 s	10 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 December at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Campbells Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SSW	SSW	E	NE
	13 s	cross	13 s	10 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 December at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Campbells Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	S		S	E
	13 s	cross- on		13 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 December at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Campbells Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSE		S	ESE
	13 s	cross- on		13 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 December at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Campbells Bay around the time the photo was taken

Image captured One hour and 12 minutes before high water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.4m (4.7 ft). Range 2.27m (7.4 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Campbells Bay Surf Photo: 'big hack' by madoc

small surf at cambells bay

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User: madoc (1 photo)

Country: New Zealand (2477 photos)

Photo taken at: 7:26 pm 12 Dec 2014