Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 3PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 79 | 63 | 58 | 47 | 76 | 175 | 238 | 255 | 278 | 259 | 205 | 179 | 224 | 249 | 392 | 494 | 462 | 366 | 351 | 265 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:46AM1.32m | 10:12PM1.25m | 10:31AM1.30m | 10:54PM1.23m | 11:15AM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:14PM0.18m | 4:23AM0.23m | 5:00PM0.19m | 5:06AM0.23m | 5:43PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 82 | 79 | 63 | 58 | 40 | 40 | 175 | 238 | 255 | 278 | 259 | 205 | 179 | 224 | 205 | 392 | 494 | 462 | 366 | 351 | 265 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 4 | ESE 14 | ESE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 44 | 41 | 37 | 34 | 6 | 76 | 45 | 34 | 40 | 26 | 17 | 85 | 138 | 176 | 249 | 37 | 41 | 147 | 126 | 123 | 126 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ESE 11 | ENE 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 3 | 18 | 41 | 53 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 205 | 161 | 39 | 28 | 19 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | 78 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 14 | 27 | 29 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 56 | 56 | 2 | 67 | 98 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 161 | 161 |
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