
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 1PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | S 15 | NE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 25 | 49 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 15 | 17 | 29 | 39 | 22 | 19 | 28 | 39 | 50 | 537 | 2741 | 4082 | 5054 | 5042 | 5080 | 5011 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:41AM1.34m | 9:08PM1.24m | 9:28AM1.32m | 9:55PM1.23m | 10:12AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:29AM0.27m | 3:07PM0.23m | 3:15AM0.28m | 3:57PM0.24m | 4:00AM0.28m | 4:43PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||
6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | -3 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | — | — | — |
10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 34 | 44 | 51 | 53 | 57 | 48 | 34 | 28 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | NE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
28 | 25 | 49 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 15 | 3 | 20 | 39 | 22 | 19 | 28 | 39 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | S 15 | NE 9 | NE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 16 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | NE 5 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | W 2 | W 3 | S 7 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 537 | 2741 | 4082 | 5054 | 5042 | 5080 | 5011 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 134 | 168 | 28 | 67 | 67 | 24 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 67 | 67 | 135 | 244 | 295 | 244 | 393 | 227 | 273 |
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