
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 10AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
344 | 371 | 351 | 322 | 372 | 361 | 490 | 1347 | 1872 | 2701 | 2767 | 2275 | 3201 | 2015 | 1731 | 1444 | 1084 | 980 | 765 | 576 | 476 | 338 | 267 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:06AM1.56m | 9:45PM1.39m | 10:01AM1.56m | 10:37PM1.39m | 10:57AM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00AM0.08m | 3:42PM0.00m | 3:53AM0.02m | 4:37PM-0.05m | 4:48AM-0.04m | 5:29PM-0.09m | |||||||||||||||||
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
344 | 371 | 351 | 322 | 372 | 361 | 347 | 411 | 183 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2222 | 2015 | 1731 | 1444 | 1084 | 980 | 765 | 576 | 476 | 338 | 267 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 11 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 18 | S 17 | SSE 13 | — | E 14 | — | — | NE 15 | NE 14 | — | SE 11 | SE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 4 |
26 | 11 | 46 | 24 | 106 | 217 | 17 | — | 4 | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | 4 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 31 | 29 | 45 | 44 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | E 12 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 13 |
12 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 42 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SSW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 2 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NW 2 |
4 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 490 | 1347 | 1872 | 2701 | 2767 | 2275 | 3201 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 285 | 285 | 234 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 168 | 122 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 0 |
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