Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Campbells Bay today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 9AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Campbells Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 9 | S 12 | SSE 9 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1602 | 1204 | 1017 | 385 | 986 | 308 | 440 | 314 | 933 | 216 | 163 | 163 | 190 | 186 | 411 | 273 | 243 | 222 | 145 | 114 | 90 | 106 | 77 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:10AM1.57m | 8:36PM1.50m | 9:13AM1.53m | 9:39PM1.46m | 10:15AM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:57AM0.35m | 2:27PM0.42m | 2:51AM0.42m | 3:25PM0.49m | 3:46AM0.46m | 4:21PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
1602 | 1204 | 1017 | 385 | 308 | 17 | 191 | 196 | 147 | 216 | 163 | 163 | 123 | 92 | 411 | 273 | 243 | 222 | 145 | 114 | 90 | 106 | 77 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | S 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 11 | SE 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ENE 3 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 15 | 75 | 17 | 17 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 190 | 186 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | E 10 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 9 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | E 8 | E 9 | S 14 | E 10 | ESE 10 |
14 | 14 | 39 | 43 | 17 | — | 17 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 53 | 91 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 12 | SSE 9 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
— | — | — | — | 986 | 308 | 440 | 314 | 933 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 82 | 77 | 0 |
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