
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 11AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
99 | 79 | 62 | 62 | 48 | 130 | 121 | 220 | 217 | 187 | 344 | 333 | 326 | 240 | 156 | 119 | 329 | 534 | 1003 | 1512 | 2061 | 3844 | 4656 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:37AM1.26m | 4:01PM1.41m | 4:34AM1.26m | 4:58PM1.38m | 5:30AM1.27m | 5:54PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:44AM-0.06m | 10:17PM0.03m | 10:44AM-0.04m | 11:19PM0.07m | 11:43AM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 |
99 | 79 | 62 | 62 | 47 | 33 | 115 | 105 | 22 | 187 | 155 | 96 | 58 | 42 | 27 | 119 | 329 | 534 | 1003 | 1512 | 2061 | 3844 | 4656 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 19 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSE 5 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 9 | NE 13 |
21 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 48 | 130 | 32 | 32 | 122 | 176 | 344 | 333 | 326 | 240 | 156 | 101 | 6 | 17 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 8 | 42 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 15 | S 8 | NE 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 13 | ESE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 13 | — |
6 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 77 | 75 | 76 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 64 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NW 3 | NW 2 | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — |
4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 121 | 220 | 217 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 16 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 101 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 98 | 67 | 234 | 2 | 2 | 87 |
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