Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Campbells Bay today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Campbells Bay at 9PM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
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 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 792 | 614 | 2049 | 1833 | 1602 | 1340 | 1138 | 805 | 308 | 308 | 568 | 412 | 206 | 220 | 154 | 195 | 188 | 421 | 406 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | 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 |
High Tide | 7:37PM1.58m | 8:10AM1.57m | 8:36PM1.50m | 9:13AM1.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:57AM0.35m | 2:27PM0.42m | 2:51AM0.42m | 3:25PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 9 | E 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 18 | 542 | 2049 | 1833 | 1602 | 1340 | 1138 | 805 | 308 | 16 | 160 | 111 | 206 | 220 | 154 | 195 | 123 | 421 | 406 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | S 16 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 15 | 92 | 69 | 17 | 52 | 51 | 90 | 188 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 13 | E 10 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 9 | SSE 17 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | — | 26 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 39 | 18 | 17 | — | 17 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 54 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 |
| kJ | 792 | 614 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 308 | 568 | 412 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 228 | 53 | 69 | 0 | 88 | 88 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 75 | 0 |
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