Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Campbells Bay today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 2PM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Campbells Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
315 | 302 | 311 | 331 | 367 | 857 | 1009 | 1175 | 1145 | 1068 | 742 | 514 | 420 | 346 | 359 | 428 | 434 | 434 | 453 | 602 | 574 | 445 | 248 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:37AM1.59m | 2:01PM1.71m | 2:14AM1.63m | 2:37PM1.73m | 2:50AM1.65m | 3:14PM1.74m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36AM0.29m | 8:05PM0.33m | 8:16AM0.24m | 8:43PM0.29m | 8:56AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 |
315 | 302 | 311 | 331 | 367 | 857 | 1009 | 1175 | 1145 | 1068 | 742 | 514 | 420 | 344 | 278 | 428 | 434 | 434 | 453 | 602 | 574 | 445 | 248 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 203 | 189 | 145 | 140 | 105 | 88 | 92 | 78 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ENE 3 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | SE 16 | E 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 |
1 | — | 38 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 4 | 30 | 47 | 61 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | — | — | SSW 3 | — |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 18 | 62 | 195 | 346 | 359 | 986 | 964 | 941 | 1246 | — | — | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 69 | 69 | 62 | 159 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 210 | 211 | 308 | 426 | 277 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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