Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Campbells Bay today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 5AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Campbells Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue night, min 4°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | SE 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 35 | 56 | 88 | 75 | 63 | 58 | 62 | 38 | 36 | 99 | 92 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:37AM1.63m | 7:01PM1.52m | 7:34AM1.56m | 7:59PM1.46m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:26AM0.34m | 12:59PM0.41m | 1:19AM0.42m | 1:55PM0.48m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | S 15 | SSE 4 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 10 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 38 | 7 | 99 | 92 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 63 | 58 | 62 | 14 | 32 | 30 | 42 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 16 | E 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 12 | ENE 6 | S 14 | ESE 4 | S 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 4 | WSW 2 | SSW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 35 | 56 | 88 | 75 | 50 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 69 | 69 | 234 | 101 | 96 | 96 | 69 | 0 | 81 | 84 | 81 | 69 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
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