Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Campbells Bay today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 10AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Campbells Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | NE 6 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 58 | 61 | 67 | 36 | 99 | 92 | 132 | 129 | 127 | 179 | 174 | 221 | 283 | 362 | 357 | 428 | 343 | 343 | 272 | 203 | 92 | 122 | 122 |
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 | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:34AM1.56m | 7:59PM1.46m | 8:35AM1.52m | 9:02PM1.42m | 9:38AM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19AM0.42m | 1:55PM0.48m | 2:15AM0.48m | 2:52PM0.53m | 3:11AM0.50m | 3:48PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 8 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 10 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 32 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 99 | 92 | 132 | 129 | 127 | 179 | 174 | 221 | 283 | 362 | 357 | 428 | 343 | 343 | 272 | 203 | 32 | 46 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | ESE 11 | SE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 9 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 5 | SE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 |
| kJ | 58 | 61 | 67 | 25 | 8 | 41 | 40 | 14 | 69 | 84 | 109 | 101 | 96 | 96 | 66 | 109 | 98 | 96 | 19 | 68 | 83 | 57 | 122 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 12 | S 14 | SE 11 | SE 5 | S 9 | SE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | S 5 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 12 | SSE 18 | SE 11 | S 16 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 14 | 36 | 30 | 7 | 15 | 39 | 27 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 94 | 61 | 64 | 122 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | NE 4 | ESE 2 | ENE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SW 2 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 44 | 22 | 92 | 90 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 |
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