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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
12.9° C
(Which is 2.5°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 11AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Campbells Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 11 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | |
394 | 999 | 1088 | 1102 | 1618 | 1875 | 1686 | 2846 | 2535 | 2496 | 1026 | 931 | 688 | 530 | 380 | 289 | 896 | 505 | 724 | 158 | 151 | 122 | 139 | 187 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 11:09AM1.52m | 11:34PM1.63m | 11:57AM1.62m | 00:21AM1.69m | 12:46PM1.74m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:01AM0.36m | 5:17PM0.30m | 5:45AM0.28m | 6:05PM0.23m | 6:30AM0.20m | 6:55PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:16 | |
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Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 16 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 |
394 | 999 | 1088 | 1102 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 1322 | 1138 | 1121 | 1026 | 931 | 688 | 530 | 380 | 289 | 222 | 213 | 208 | 158 | 151 | 122 | 96 | 61 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 11 | E 13 | E 12 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
63 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 16 | 36 | 33 | 22 | 51 | 42 | 192 | 190 | 167 | 217 | 149 | 91 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 64 | 61 | 100 | 139 | 187 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | ENE 11 | — | — | — | S 26 | S 26 | E 13 | S 22 | SSE 22 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 13 | E 10 | S 9 |
83 | 138 | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | 31 | 84 | 91 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 8 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1618 | 1875 | 1686 | 2846 | 2535 | 2496 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 896 | 505 | 724 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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