Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Campbells Bay today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 9PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Campbells Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
432 | 970 | 1363 | 1087 | 813 | 494 | 899 | 1635 | 1901 | 1693 | 1013 | 4204 | 985 | 1505 | 1312 | 1082 | 1002 | 820 | 847 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:47AM1.68m | 5:11PM1.68m | 5:32AM1.67m | 5:57PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:44PM0.26m | 11:05AM0.24m | 11:29PM0.28m | 11:55AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | -3 | -1 | -3 | -5 | -4 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 9 | S 14 | E 9 | NE 8 | E 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
432 | 970 | 1363 | 1087 | 813 | 185 | 899 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1013 | 1174 | 985 | 1505 | 1312 | 1082 | 1002 | 820 | 847 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | S 14 | E 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 |
11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 494 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | 168 | 363 | 459 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
3 | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | W 4 | SSW 12 | SW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — |
87 | 202 | 52 | 18 | 37 | 65 | 68 | 1635 | 1901 | 1693 | 13 | 4204 | 41 | 7 | 11 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 234 | 237 | 2 | 1 | 88 | 88 | 89 | 234 | 418 | 365 | 237 | 88 | 95 | 88 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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