
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 1PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am 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 ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
198 | 217 | 333 | 384 | 386 | 445 | 455 | 386 | 331 | 324 | 277 | 277 | 270 | 264 | 197 | 187 | 110 | 79 | 60 | 45 | 48 | 79 | 70 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:41AM1.28m | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
198 | 217 | 333 | 384 | 386 | 445 | 455 | 386 | 331 | 324 | 277 | 277 | 270 | 264 | 197 | 187 | 110 | 79 | 60 | 45 | 47 | 33 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
66 | 83 | 102 | 98 | 92 | 60 | 57 | 56 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 48 | 79 | 70 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 15 | 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 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 16 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
83 | 4 | 4 | — | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 11 | 10 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 2 | SSW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 30 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 104 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 28 | 56 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 101 |
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