Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 2AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the WNW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 13 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3582 | 2407 | 3203 | 3069 | 2605 | 2268 | 392 | 476 | 432 | 319 | 319 | 839 | 649 | 1456 | 1226 | 1045 | 796 | 564 | 504 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:43PM1.29m | 11:05AM1.33m | 11:28PM1.26m | 11:52AM1.31m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:42PM0.13m | 4:59AM0.17m | 5:31PM0.16m | 5:43AM0.20m | 6:17PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
3582 | 2407 | 2155 | 1894 | 1419 | 1339 | 289 | 338 | 346 | 319 | 319 | 839 | 649 | 1456 | 1226 | 1045 | 796 | 564 | 504 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 |
390 | 465 | 408 | 302 | 241 | 147 | 75 | 195 | 147 | 80 | 318 | 262 | 417 | 44 | 90 | 86 | 64 | 64 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SE 12 | — | — | — | S 15 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 20 | 40 | 73 | 64 | 113 | 62 | 62 | 40 | 23 | — | — | — | 115 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 2 |
212 | — | 3203 | 3069 | 2605 | 2268 | 392 | 476 | 432 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 103 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 28 |
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