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) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 8PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Campbells Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 21 | 31 | 83 | 67 | 63 | 58 | 61 | 67 | 36 | 99 | 91 | 86 | 84 | 127 | 126 | 174 | 224 | 218 | 212 | 212 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:37AM1.63m | 7:01PM1.52m | 7:34AM1.56m | 7:59PM1.46m | 8:35AM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:59PM0.41m | 1:19AM0.42m | 1:55PM0.48m | 2:15AM0.48m | 2:52PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 15 | SE 4 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 67 | 63 | 9 | 7 | 67 | 5 | 99 | 91 | 86 | 84 | 127 | 126 | 174 | 224 | 218 | 212 | 212 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SE 10 | E 15 | SE 10 | NE 6 | SE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 4 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 9 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 58 | 61 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 41 | 40 | 27 | 69 | 84 | 108 | 133 | 127 | 127 | 90 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | E 13 | SE 10 | SE 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 14 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | S 9 | SE 12 | SSW 5 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 4 | E 6 | NE 4 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 39 | 6 | 41 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 2 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | N 2 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 21 | 31 | 83 | 64 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 11 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 234 | 159 | 96 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 0 |
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