Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Campbells Bay today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 12PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Campbells Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
933 | 994 | 193 | 163 | 151 | 186 | 406 | 327 | 229 | 212 | 173 | 123 | 117 | 106 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 56 | 56 | 38 | 36 | 52 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off |
High Tide | 9:13AM1.53m | 9:39PM1.46m | 10:15AM1.52m | 10:39PM1.45m | 11:12AM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:51AM0.42m | 3:25PM0.49m | 3:46AM0.46m | 4:21PM0.52m | 4:39AM0.47m | 5:13PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | NE 6 |
147 | 211 | 193 | 163 | 123 | 113 | 406 | 327 | 229 | 212 | 173 | 123 | 117 | 106 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 56 | 56 | 38 | 36 | 17 | 52 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 11 | NE 4 | E 10 | ESE 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 16 | SE 15 | SSE 9 |
17 | 52 | 51 | 52 | 151 | 186 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 9 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 16 | ESE 14 |
15 | 17 | 53 | 90 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 2 | NNE 4 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — |
933 | 994 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 52 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 84 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 61 | 0 | 19 |
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