Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Campbells Bay today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 11PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Campbells Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
340 | 295 | 216 | 140 | 104 | 234 | 72 | 46 | 49 | 50 | 70 | 75 | 130 | 81 | 124 | 314 | 604 | 509 | 421 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:27AM1.67m | 3:51PM1.74m | 4:06AM1.68m | 4:29PM1.72m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22PM0.26m | 9:36AM0.19m | 10:02PM0.25m | 10:19AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -4 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 |
340 | 295 | 216 | 140 | 99 | 102 | 72 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 70 | 75 | 130 | 77 | 124 | 314 | 604 | 509 | 421 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 16 | S 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | S 10 | ENE 8 |
130 | 121 | 130 | 116 | 104 | 70 | 51 | 46 | 49 | 50 | 38 | 27 | 24 | 81 | 74 | 11 | 11 | 90 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 21 | S 21 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | E 12 | ENE 8 | SE 12 |
33 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | — | SW 3 | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | NW 2 | N 3 | WNW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
1 | — | 2 | — | — | 234 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 59 | 84 | 170 | 212 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 88 | 210 | 88 | 394 | 234 | 241 |
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