Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 7PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the W by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 140 | 140 | 152 | 403 | 1022 | 1449 | 763 | 619 | 565 | 640 | 675 | 743 | 820 | 993 | 1127 | 1233 | 1470 | 2410 | 3355 | 3561 | 3302 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:22PM1.23m | 6:49AM1.23m | 7:19PM1.26m | 7:44AM1.30m | 8:16PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:05PM0.20m | 00:49AM0.25m | 1:05PM0.19m | 1:44AM0.22m | 2:05PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 14 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 140 | 140 | 152 | 236 | 530 | 675 | 763 | 619 | 565 | 640 | 675 | 743 | 820 | 993 | 1127 | 1233 | 1470 | 2410 | 3355 | 3561 | 3302 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SE 15 | NE 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 50 | 49 | 56 | 1 | 154 | 151 | 149 | 145 | 138 | 136 | 103 | 103 | 87 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 36 | 36 | 28 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ENE 5 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 85 | 85 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 77 | 35 | 136 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | NW 3 | SW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 136 | 403 | 1022 | 1449 | — | 2 | 9 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 135 | 56 | 159 | 2 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 103 | 2 | 0 |
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