
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 6AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun night, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
81 | 47 | 108 | 144 | 129 | 112 | 103 | 59 | 55 | 48 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 91 | 92 | 160 | 269 | 340 | 337 | 331 | 432 | 218 | 173 | 100 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:24AM1.30m | 5:56PM1.30m | 6:19AM1.38m | 6:55PM1.33m | 7:16AM1.45m | 7:53PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:13PM0.25m | 11:39AM0.20m | 00:14AM0.24m | 12:42PM0.18m | 1:12AM0.20m | 1:45PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | NE 6 | NE 7 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
39 | 26 | 108 | 144 | 129 | 112 | 103 | 59 | 55 | 48 | 27 | 24 | 12 | 25 | 92 | 160 | 269 | 340 | 337 | 331 | 432 | 218 | 173 | 100 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | SSW 13 | S 13 | NE 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
81 | 47 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 176 | 130 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 12 | E 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | SE 14 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 |
11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | SSW 4 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 |
5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 91 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 15 | 136 | 15 | 28 | 15 | 67 | 75 | 77 | 56 | 77 | 250 | 234 | 98 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 67 | 67 | 135 | 135 |
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