Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (05 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 12AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 802 | 664 | 632 | 621 | 617 | 533 | 535 | 460 | 353 | 290 | 240 | 196 | 154 | 108 | 81 | 59 | 59 | 53 | 120 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:37AM1.33m | 1:03PM1.47m | 1:30AM1.30m | 1:59PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:36PM-0.07m | 6:51AM-0.06m | 7:26PM-0.08m | 7:43AM-0.07m | 8:15PM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 802 | 664 | 632 | 621 | 617 | 533 | 535 | 460 | 353 | 290 | 240 | 196 | 154 | 108 | 81 | 59 | 59 | 40 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | SSE 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 13 | NE 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 13 | S 15 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 72 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 15 | NE 15 | S 13 | NE 16 | NE 11 | E 13 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 30 | 30 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NW 3 | NNE 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 25 | 37 | 1 | 29 | — | 20 | 53 | 120 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 87 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 87 | 103 | 103 | 75 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 38 | 28 | 24 |
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