Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (24 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 11PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 398 | 285 | 209 | 191 | 141 | 106 | 189 | 120 | 118 | 137 | 137 | 81 | 47 | 109 | 146 | 183 | 159 | 104 | 59 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:03PM1.25m | 4:31AM1.23m | 4:58PM1.27m | 5:24AM1.30m | 5:56PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13PM0.23m | 10:37AM0.21m | 11:13PM0.25m | 11:39AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 398 | 285 | 209 | 191 | 141 | 106 | 189 | 120 | 58 | 57 | 40 | 38 | 26 | 109 | 146 | 183 | 159 | 104 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 5 | 27 | 10 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 49 | 118 | 137 | 137 | 81 | 47 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSW 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 12 | E 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 28 | 15 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 135 | 75 | 75 | 67 | 136 |
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