
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 4PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 10 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
184 | 284 | 182 | 283 | 228 | 196 | 250 | 278 | 343 | 371 | 520 | 709 | 1106 | 863 | 826 | 901 | 940 | 845 | 758 | 407 | 359 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:21PM1.21m | 1:41AM1.10m | 2:02PM1.20m | 2:27AM1.09m | 2:47PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:01AM0.21m | 7:38PM0.17m | 7:41AM0.20m | 8:17PM0.18m | 8:24AM0.20m | 9:00PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | |
mm | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
184 | 54 | 58 | 283 | 228 | 196 | 137 | 153 | 214 | 266 | 331 | 222 | 619 | 509 | 554 | 516 | 563 | 516 | 469 | 407 | 359 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | E 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 16 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | S 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
42 | 25 | 16 | 102 | 102 | 96 | 137 | 17 | 16 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 172 | 112 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 51 | 51 | 45 | 45 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | E 10 | SE 12 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | E 9 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
4 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 22 | 35 | 15 | 21 | 21 | — | — | 6 | 29 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | S 10 | S 6 | — | — | — | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | — | — |
4 | 284 | 182 | — | — | — | 250 | 278 | 343 | 371 | 520 | 709 | 1106 | 863 | 826 | 901 | 940 | 845 | 758 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 77 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 101 | 189 | 157 | 280 | 101 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 125 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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