Campbells Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, lookin' at the charts for Campbells. Gotta be straight with ya, it's a bit of a mixed bag over the next couple of weeks, but there are a couple of windows where it'll come together nicely.

The overall pattern sees plenty of clean, cross-off wind from the east, which is the right direction for this reef, but the swell size is mostly small. We've got a long-period groundswell (between 15 to 16 seconds) rolling in from the southwest, which is spot on. That long period gives the waves shape and power, but it also means longer waits between sets. It's primarily a reef setup here, so that long-period energy is gonna wrap in nicely. Water's sitting at a warm 81°, which is pretty normal for this time of year.

The pick of the bunch, and the standout period, is the morning of Tuesday the 15th. We've got a clean 3ft of SW groundswell with a 20-second period. The combined swell energy is a solid moderate 598, and the wind is a gentle cross-off. It's not huge, but with that period and wind, it's gonna be smooth, lined-up, and have some real push. Tuesday afternoon is still alright, but the wind picks up a touch into a moderate breeze.

The weekend before that, Saturday the 12th, offers the cleanest conditions. Saturday afternoon will be pure glass – absolutely mirror-flat conditions with a light SE breeze. The swell is a little smaller at 2ft with a 16-second period, giving it form, but it'll be small and clean. The energy is a weaker 211. Good for a longboard or a twinny, but not a standout for power.

Now, you've gotta be patient. From the 13th through to the 14th, the swell drops right off into the 1.0ft range with very ordinary, marginal conditions. Monday the 14th afternoon shows a pulse of energy (301) with an offshore wind and a bigger, 22-second period on a 2ft swell, but it's likely to be a bit fat and slow for that size.

As we push into the back half of the month, things get a bit dicey. From Wednesday the 16th all the way through to Monday the 22nd, the swell does build a touch – hitting 4ft on the 18th and 19th – but the wind gets up to a fresh 22 mph from the east-northeast. It stays cross-off, so it's not blown out, but it's gonna be bumpy and messy. The combined energy is strong in that period (over 600 and up to 734), telling you there's plenty of push, but the quality takes a hit. For most of that time, the conditions are described as marginal. The setup might be more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer with that much wind.

After that, the pattern goes flat through the 20th and 21st, with poor conditions and dropping energy. A small pulse shows up again on the 23rd and 24th, with the 24th seeing a light cross-onshore wind that'll mess with the face.

The very tail end, around the 25th and 26th, sees a return to clean cross-off wind and a 3ft SSW swell, but the wind is back up to a moderate to fresh breeze, and the guidance is calling it poor to marginal.

So, to wrap it up: Get on it Saturday the 12th for the glass, but the real wave to plan for is Tuesday the 15th morning. After that, the rest of the outlook is a waiting game with lots of wind.

- Rusty

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