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 beginners: 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 beginner 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Campbell´s bay17.2 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Oamaru, 14 kmIntermediate and up

3 ft114 kJ

3 ft110 kJ

2 ft70 kJ

1 ft24 kJ

2 ft68 kJ

2 ft72 kJ

1 ft27 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Campbell´s bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	3 ft8 ssoft	114kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	3 ft8 smushy	110kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	25, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	70kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	1 ft8 smushy	24kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots, offshore	23°C
Fri 23Oct	24, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	68kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	24°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	72kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	19°C
Sun 25Oct	10, too small	1 ft10 ssoft	27kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	23°C

Current bay5.4 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft27 kJ

2 ft29 kJ

1 ft27 kJ

1 ft8 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

1 ft29 kJ

1 ft6 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Current bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	2 ft6 smushy	27kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	15, too small	2 ft6 smushy	29kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	12, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	27kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	8kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	10, too small	2 ft7 smushy	18kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot	18°C
Sat 24Oct	7, too small	1 ft9 smushy	29kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	6, too small	1 ft6 smushy	6kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	18°C

Kakanui16.9 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Oamaru, 15 kmIntermediate and up

3 ft114 kJ

3 ft110 kJ

2 ft70 kJ

1 ft24 kJ

2 ft68 kJ

2 ft72 kJ

1 ft27 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Kakanui, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	3 ft8 ssoft	114kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	3 ft8 smushy	110kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	25, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	70kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	1 ft8 smushy	24kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots, offshore	23°C
Fri 23Oct	23, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	68kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	24°C
Sat 24Oct	18, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	72kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	19°C
Sun 25Oct	10, too small	1 ft10 ssoft	27kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	23°C

Wainak bar10.4 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft27 kJ

2 ft29 kJ

1 ft27 kJ

1 ft8 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

1 ft29 kJ

1 ft6 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Wainak bar, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	16, too small	2 ft6 smushy	27kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	15, too small	2 ft6 smushy	29kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	11, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	27kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	8kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	19°C
Fri 23Oct	10, too small	2 ft7 smushy	18kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	7, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	29kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	6, too small	1 ft6 smushy	6kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot	19°C

Wainakarua Bay2.6 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft25 kJ

2 ft29 kJ

1 ft27 kJ

1 ft8 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

1 ft29 kJ

1 ft6 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Wainakarua Bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	11, too small	2 ft6 shollow	25kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	8, too small	2 ft6 shollow	29kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	6, too small	1 ft9 shollow	27kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	5, too small	1 ft9 shollow	8kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots, offshore	21°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	2 ft7 shollow	18kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	5, too small	1 ft9 shollow	29kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	17°C
Sun 25Oct	5, too small	1 ft6 shollow	6kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	21°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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