Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 9PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
191 | 184 | 146 | 108 | 75 | 73 | 51 | 65 | 107 | 147 | 142 | 149 | 470 | 575 | 1491 | 1510 | 1497 | 1387 | 1474 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:49PM1.18m | 6:21AM1.12m | 6:43PM1.19m | 7:12AM1.17m | 7:39PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:25AM0.24m | 12:28PM0.19m | 1:16AM0.22m | 1:23PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 17 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
191 | 184 | 146 | 108 | 75 | 73 | 27 | 65 | 107 | 147 | 142 | 149 | 119 | 257 | 1491 | 1510 | 1497 | 1387 | 1474 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
24 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 19 | 51 | 27 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 54 | 470 | 575 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SE 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
25 | 42 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 33 | 42 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NNW 2 | NW 4 | — | WNW 2 | — | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 8 | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 |
3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 23 | 17 | 232 | — | 6 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 144 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 87 | 157 | 186 | 87 | 144 |
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