Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Campbells Bay today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 3PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Campbells Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | S 17 | ENE 7 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | E 7 | E 7 | S 14 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 54 | 52 | 49 | 318 | 47 | 38 | 38 | 50 | 38 | 83 | 171 | 152 | 107 | 130 | 139 | 175 | 271 | 321 | 415 | 574 | 262 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:50PM1.64m | 6:16AM1.69m | 6:37PM1.57m | 7:05AM1.63m | 7:27PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:46AM0.30m | 00:03AM0.31m | 12:36PM0.38m | 00:52AM0.38m | 1:28PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 5 | E 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | E 6 | E 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | NE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 45 | 47 | 49 | 49 | 38 | 21 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 14 | 95 | 104 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 20 | 3 | 226 | 262 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | E 15 | SSE 16 | E 7 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 17 | S 16 | SW 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 54 | 52 | 46 | 4 | 47 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 38 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SSW 9 | E 15 | E 15 | — | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | SSW 13 | S 17 | SSW 10 | S 16 | — | — | E 12 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | 38 | 37 | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | 6 | 33 | 5 | 10 | 21 | — | — | 3 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | S 16 | S 4 | — | — | E 7 | E 4 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 318 | 33 | — | — | 50 | 33 | 83 | 171 | 152 | 107 | 130 | 139 | 175 | 271 | 321 | 415 | 574 | 199 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 82 | 61 | 53 | 53 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 210 | 64 | 210 | 210 | 95 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 211 | 228 | 53 |
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