Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 7PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | ENE 6 | SSW 16 | ENE 9 | SSW 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | SSW 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 81 | 79 | 59 | 69 | 111 | 92 | 39 | 51 | 56 | 60 | 59 | 36 | 50 | 145 | 45 | 236 | 246 | 45 | 184 | 133 | 130 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:59PM1.44m | 2:26AM1.28m | 2:54PM1.40m | 3:24AM1.26m | 3:49PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43AM-0.07m | 8:15PM-0.06m | 8:36AM-0.06m | 9:06PM-0.02m | 9:33AM-0.03m | 9:59PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 81 | 79 | 59 | 40 | 55 | 41 | 35 | 40 | 35 | 40 | 40 | 36 | 112 | 145 | 198 | 236 | 246 | 211 | 184 | 133 | 130 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 15 | SSE 8 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 10 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 54 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 38 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | NE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 19 |
| kJ | 39 | 17 | 19 | 30 | 26 | 14 | 25 | 51 | 56 | 60 | 59 | 16 | 50 | 48 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 30 | 13 | 36 | 69 | 111 | 92 | — | 1 | 2 | 88 | 78 | 191 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 54 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 87 | 38 | 28 | 15 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 278 | 67 | 138 | 101 |
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