
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 3AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
445 | 386 | 339 | 324 | 277 | 235 | 235 | 223 | 186 | 149 | 99 | 93 | 79 | 63 | 48 | 81 | 187 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:39AM1.26m | 3:03PM1.43m | 3:37AM1.26m | 4:01PM1.41m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22PM-0.05m | 8:45AM-0.07m | 9:18PM-0.01m | 9:44AM-0.06m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 4 |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
445 | 386 | 339 | 324 | 277 | 235 | 235 | 223 | 186 | 149 | 99 | 93 | 79 | 63 | 48 | 33 | 32 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
57 | 56 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 48 | 81 | 73 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 15 | E 15 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | NE 16 | S 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 15 | S 8 | NE 8 | SSW 20 |
7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 77 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 2 | N 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | S 4 | S 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 8 | — | — | 26 | 187 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 38 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 138 | 98 |
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