Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 8PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 234 | 259 | 193 | 179 | 123 | 118 | 128 | 196 | 218 | 218 | 140 | 143 | 787 | 1404 | 1275 | 1597 | 1155 | 932 | 714 | 586 | 327 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:21AM1.48m | 10:57PM1.35m | 11:14AM1.50m | 11:47PM1.35m | 12:08PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55PM0.01m | 5:09AM0.02m | 5:46PM-0.04m | 6:00AM-0.03m | 6:36PM-0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 |
| kJ | 110 | 114 | 112 | 179 | 123 | 118 | 128 | 196 | 218 | 218 | 140 | 143 | 787 | 1404 | 1275 | 1597 | 1155 | 932 | 714 | 586 | 327 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | E 15 | E 18 | E 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 234 | 259 | 193 | 82 | 72 | 72 | 45 | 40 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 51 | 61 | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 4 | 74 | 138 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | — | N 5 | SSE 13 | N 11 | NE 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | SSE 10 | S 18 | E 16 | — | — | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 12 | E 15 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 2 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 20 | 60 | 5 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 84 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | W 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 32 | 69 | 71 | 58 | 149 | 229 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 24 | 28 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 98 | 234 | 101 | 157 | 234 | 122 | 110 | 2 | 110 | 109 | 87 | 28 |
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