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Campbells Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
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Campbells Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Campbells Bay sea temperature is
12.8° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Campbells Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 6AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Campbells Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the SW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 13 | S 18 | SSW 5 | |
730 | 543 | 485 | 392 | 293 | 240 | 218 | 166 | 124 | 84 | 59 | 54 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 33 | 36 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 30 | 28 | 100 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:43PM1.77m | 12:07PM1.70m | 00:32AM1.76m | 12:54PM1.72m | 1:16AM1.74m | 1:38PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52AM0.21m | 6:12PM0.19m | 6:39AM0.20m | 6:59PM0.21m | 7:22AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | |
2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 11 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 0 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 12 | SE 11 |
730 | 543 | 485 | 392 | 293 | 240 | 218 | 166 | 124 | 84 | 59 | 54 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 33 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | S 22 | S 22 | S 21 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | S 19 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | NE 6 |
— | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 9 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 14 | 30 | 24 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 24 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 20 | S 20 | ENE 3 | S 18 | S 18 | S 7 | NE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 16 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 26 | 25 | 4 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 7 | N 3 | NNE 6 | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | SSW 5 |
— | — | 5 | 1 | 7 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 100 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 77 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 210 |
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