
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Campbells Bay today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 11AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). 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 (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Campbells Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
177 | 253 | 375 | 341 | 304 | 117 | 153 | 90 | 102 | 144 | 84 | 168 | 168 | 125 | 43 | 40 | 33 | 29 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:40AM1.53m | 00:00AM1.45m | 12:23PM1.56m | 00:41AM1.50m | 1:03PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:13AM0.46m | 5:45PM0.46m | 5:58AM0.41m | 6:27PM0.40m | 6:40AM0.34m | 7:07PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 4 | S 8 | S 8 |
32 | 253 | 375 | 341 | 304 | 117 | 153 | 90 | 102 | 144 | 43 | 168 | 168 | 125 | 43 | 40 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 6 | E 10 | E 10 | S 14 | S 13 | NE 4 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 4 | S 13 | ENE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
177 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 150 | 92 | 5 | 38 | 38 | 3 | 84 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 10 | ENE 4 | E 10 | — | — | E 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 13 | SSE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 6 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 77 | 81 | 81 | 77 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 77 | 84 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
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