
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (30 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 11PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1977 | 1922 | 1462 | 1397 | 1207 | 1037 | 972 | 888 | 673 | 573 | 556 | 564 | 413 | 356 | 249 | 191 | 193 | 176 | 123 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:12PM1.31m | 9:29AM1.44m | 10:06PM1.34m | 10:21AM1.48m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04PM0.12m | 3:27AM0.14m | 4:01PM0.06m | 4:18AM0.08m | 4:55PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | S 12 |
1977 | 1922 | 1462 | 1397 | 1207 | 1037 | 972 | 888 | 673 | 573 | 556 | 564 | 413 | 356 | 249 | 114 | 112 | 176 | 103 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | NE 11 | — | N 4 | N 4 | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | SSW 15 |
5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | — | 9 | 9 | 4 | — | 1 | 81 | 81 | 134 | 191 | 193 | 82 | 123 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | NE 11 | NNE 5 | N 5 | SSE 13 | N 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | N 3 | NE 11 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | — | NW 4 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 |
— | — | 3 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 2 | — | 18 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 28 | 15 | 15 |
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