Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Campbells Bay today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 12PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Campbells Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | E 9 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | SSE 16 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
106 | 102 | 72 | 47 | 45 | 51 | 70 | 73 | 90 | 80 | 117 | 412 | 620 | 596 | 1799 | 1132 | 918 | 880 | 988 | 702 | 717 | 1042 | 1351 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:27AM1.67m | 3:51PM1.74m | 4:06AM1.68m | 4:29PM1.72m | 4:47AM1.68m | 5:11PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:36AM0.19m | 10:02PM0.25m | 10:19AM0.20m | 10:44PM0.26m | 11:05AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 6 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | S 10 | S 12 | ENE 8 | S 13 | ENE 8 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 5 | E 11 |
99 | 102 | 51 | 43 | 39 | 51 | 70 | 27 | 90 | 26 | 117 | 412 | 620 | 596 | 6 | 1132 | 918 | 880 | 988 | 702 | 717 | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | S 12 | ENE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | S 24 |
106 | 70 | 72 | 47 | 45 | 40 | 34 | 73 | 27 | 80 | 82 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 12 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — |
27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 49 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | N 2 | — | N 3 | — | — | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 16 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | SSW 12 | S 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 17 | 64 | 164 | 1799 | 24 | 11 | 32 | 11 | 21 | 13 | 1042 | 1351 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 88 | 88 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 88 | 1 | 1 | 89 | 101 | 88 | 394 | 234 |
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