Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 4PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 15 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 277 | 235 | 229 | 223 | 186 | 149 | 99 | 79 | 79 | 62 | 48 | 92 | 188 | 198 | 183 | 178 | 266 | 251 | 246 | 243 | 102 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:03PM1.43m | 3:37AM1.26m | 4:01PM1.41m | 4:34AM1.26m | 4:58PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45AM-0.07m | 9:18PM-0.01m | 9:44AM-0.06m | 10:17PM0.03m | 10:44AM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | ESE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 277 | 235 | 229 | 223 | 186 | 149 | 99 | 79 | 79 | 62 | 47 | 33 | 32 | 105 | 21 | 177 | 126 | 103 | 81 | 64 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ESE 7 | SSW 14 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 48 | 92 | 115 | 31 | 75 | 178 | 266 | 251 | 246 | 243 | 102 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | NE 16 | S 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 77 | 75 | 122 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 65 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 9 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 4 | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 188 | 198 | 183 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 56 | 87 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 138 | 98 | 101 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
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