Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 3AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 185 | 141 | 98 | 71 | 50 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 92 | 130 | 1224 | 2019 | 1901 | 1483 | 1122 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:54AM1.18m | 1:20PM1.26m | 1:39AM1.14m | 2:01PM1.24m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:59PM0.20m | 7:03AM0.24m | 7:40PM0.21m | 7:42AM0.24m | 8:20PM0.21m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 185 | 141 | 98 | 71 | 50 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 32 | 32 | 92 | 130 | 1224 | 2019 | 1901 | 1483 | 1122 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 6 | SSW 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 6 | 16 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | NE 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 17 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 27 | 35 | 35 | 38 | 16 | 11 | — | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 56 | 56 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 144 | 144 | 193 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
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