Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Campbells Bay today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 7AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Campbells Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 347 | 333 | 315 | 302 | 311 | 331 | 569 | 857 | 1162 | 1175 | 1187 | 1082 | 731 | 506 | 420 | 339 | 345 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:37AM1.59m | 2:01PM1.71m | 2:14AM1.63m | 2:37PM1.73m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:25PM0.38m | 7:36AM0.29m | 8:05PM0.33m | 8:16AM0.24m | 8:43PM0.29m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 347 | 333 | 315 | 302 | 311 | 331 | 569 | 857 | 1162 | 1175 | 1187 | 1082 | 731 | 506 | 420 | 339 | 274 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | S 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 623 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 4 | — | ENE 4 | — | — | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 38 | 17 | 34 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 15 | 56 | 178 | 307 | 345 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 113 | 62 | 159 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 426 | 277 | 89 |
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