Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Campbells Bay today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 2AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Campbells Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 7 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
45 | 50 | 69 | 75 | 89 | 85 | 100 | 406 | 1393 | 773 | 416 | 1065 | 813 | 893 | 999 | 563 | 752 | 1533 | 1648 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:06AM1.68m | 4:29PM1.72m | 4:47AM1.68m | 5:11PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:02PM0.25m | 10:19AM0.20m | 10:44PM0.26m | 11:05AM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -1 | -1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 7 | S 16 | ENE 7 | S 15 | S 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 13 | S 13 | E 11 | S 24 |
39 | 50 | 69 | 75 | 89 | 85 | 34 | 406 | 11 | 773 | 183 | 1065 | 813 | 893 | 999 | 563 | 752 | 2 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 16 | ENE 8 | E 12 | ENE 8 | SSE 16 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 11 | — | — |
45 | 40 | 34 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 82 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 416 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 16 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
26 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 46 | 12 | 5 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | SW 7 | W 3 | SSW 16 | SSW 6 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 13 | S 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 100 | 4 | 1393 | 136 | 62 | 46 | 31 | 31 | 65 | 181 | 157 | 1533 | 1648 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 0 | 210 | 234 | 247 | 234 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 95 | 234 | 234 | 394 |
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