On the beach at Hampden, New Zealand — Hampden, the nearest town, 3 km away. Photo: Andrew Rutherford, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Hampden

Hampden is a town in Otago Region, New Zealand. From Hampden you can reach 5 surf spots. The nearest is Wainakarua Bay, a surf spot 2.6 km from the centre. The nearest airport is DUD, 81 km away.

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Staying in Hampden

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Nearest airports: DUD, 81 km, TIU, 119 km, WKA, 139 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Hampden.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Hampden each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 3 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Hampden too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

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Campbell´s bay17.2 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Oamaru, 14 km

4 ft226 kJ

3 ft91 kJ

3 ft108 kJ

2 ft69 kJ

1 ft20 kJ

2 ft99 kJ

2 ft49 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Campbell´s bay, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	50, good	4 ft9 ssoft	226kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	17°C
Mon 19Oct	27, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	91kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	39, fair	3 ft8 smushy	108kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	25, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	69kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	13, too small	1 ft8 smushy	20kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots, offshore	22°C
Fri 23Oct	27, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	99kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	14, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	49kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	19°C

Kakanui16.9 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Oamaru, 15 km

4 ft226 kJ

3 ft91 kJ

3 ft108 kJ

2 ft69 kJ

1 ft20 kJ

2 ft78 kJ

2 ft49 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Kakanui, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	50, good	4 ft9 ssoft	226kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	17°C
Mon 19Oct	25, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	91kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	39, fair	3 ft8 smushy	108kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	25, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	69kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	12, too small	1 ft8 smushy	20kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots, offshore	22°C
Fri 23Oct	25, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	78kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	14, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	49kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	19°C

Current bay5.4 kmabout 10 min by car

3 ft163 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

2 ft29 kJ

1 ft27 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

2 ft37 kJ

1 ft12 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Current bay, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	29, too small	3 ft10 smushy	163kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	12, too small	2 ft7 smushy	18kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	15, too small	2 ft6 smushy	29kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	12, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	27kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	8, too small	1 ft5 smushy	5kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	2 ft10 smushy	37kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	5, too small	1 ft6 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	15°C

Wainak bar10.4 kmabout 20 min by car

3 ft163 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

2 ft29 kJ

1 ft27 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

1 ft12 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Wainak bar, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	27, too small	3 ft10 smushy	163kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	11, too small	2 ft5 smushy	11kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	15, too small	2 ft6 smushy	29kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	11, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	27kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	6, too small	1 ft5 smushy	4kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	10, too small	2 ft6 smushy	16kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	5, too small	1 ft6 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	15°C

Wainakarua Bay2.6 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft163 kJ

2 ft23 kJ

2 ft29 kJ

1 ft27 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

2 ft37 kJ

1 ft12 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Wainakarua Bay, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	17, too small	3 ft10 shollow	163kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	9, too small	2 ft6 shollow	23kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	8, too small	2 ft6 shollow	29kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	7, too small	1 ft9 shollow	27kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	6, too small	1 ft5 shollow	5kJ	wind from the north-west, 6 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	5, too small	2 ft10 shollow	37kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	3, too small	1 ft6 shollow	12kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	16°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Hampden, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

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Where it is

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