Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Campbells Bay today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 12PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Campbells Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 14 | 55 | 30 | 37 | 66 | 88 | 63 | 58 | 61 | 38 | 36 | 99 | 92 | 86 | 84 | 127 | 124 | 172 | 170 | 163 | 212 | 202 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:37AM1.63m | 7:01PM1.52m | 7:34AM1.56m | 7:59PM1.46m | 8:35AM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:26AM0.34m | 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 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 14 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSW 5 | S 16 | S 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 63 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 99 | 92 | 86 | 84 | 14 | 124 | 172 | 101 | 127 | 212 | 202 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | S 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | ESE 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 12 | S 16 | S 6 | ESE 13 | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 58 | 61 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 127 | 17 | 108 | 170 | 163 | 96 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SE 10 | — | E 13 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 15 | SE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 11 | SSW 4 | ESE 5 | S 9 | SE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 69 | 66 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | WNW 3 | S 13 | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 5 | — | N 2 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | SSW 2 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 55 | 30 | 37 | 66 | 88 | 46 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | 32 | 58 | — | 1 | 7 | 25 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 69 | 189 | 106 | 61 | 96 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
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