
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (28 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 11PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
318 | 242 | 170 | 152 | 146 | 102 | 283 | 146 | 128 | 169 | 184 | 253 | 339 | 301 | 351 | 563 | 390 | 292 | 339 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:53PM1.35m | 8:11AM1.52m | 8:50PM1.37m | 9:06AM1.56m | 9:45PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:45PM0.13m | 2:07AM0.15m | 2:45PM0.07m | 3:00AM0.08m | 3:42PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
318 | 242 | 170 | 152 | 146 | 102 | 283 | 146 | 128 | 169 | 184 | 253 | 66 | 301 | 351 | 563 | 390 | 292 | 317 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 9 | ENE 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SE 13 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 339 | 64 | 55 | 4 | 99 | 215 | 339 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 18 | SW 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | S 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 61 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 3 | W 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 40 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 21 | — | 2 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 90 | 43 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 75 | 38 | 75 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 144 | 144 | 125 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 193 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 234 | 234 | 285 |
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