Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 6PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 333 | 384 | 386 | 445 | 445 | 386 | 339 | 324 | 277 | 277 | 270 | 264 | 223 | 186 | 110 | 87 | 79 | 62 | 47 | 79 | 113 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 2:07PM1.45m | 2:39AM1.26m | 3:03PM1.43m | 3:37AM1.26m | 4:01PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:48AM-0.07m | 8:22PM-0.05m | 8:45AM-0.07m | 9:18PM-0.01m | 9:44AM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 9 |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | 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 7 |
| kJ | 333 | 384 | 386 | 445 | 445 | 386 | 339 | 324 | 277 | 277 | 270 | 264 | 223 | 186 | 110 | 87 | 79 | 62 | 45 | 32 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 102 | 98 | 87 | 60 | 57 | 56 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 47 | 79 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | — | E 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 15 | S 21 | NE 9 | S 19 | NE 15 | S 19 | NE 9 | NNE 4 | ENE 8 | SSW 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 77 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | NW 4 | NW 3 | S 3 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 113 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 104 | 104 | 98 | 98 | 87 | 77 | 29 | 29 | 56 | 29 | 5 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 101 |
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