
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 1AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | SSE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
543 | 533 | 514 | 441 | 238 | 353 | 296 | 240 | 206 | 187 | 265 | 216 | 180 | 173 | 169 | 166 | 124 | 164 | 189 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:32PM1.45m | 1:01AM1.32m | 1:27PM1.48m | 1:57AM1.31m | 2:22PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:54PM0.02m | 7:12AM0.01m | 7:45PM-0.01m | 8:04AM-0.02m | 8:39PM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 7 |
543 | 533 | 514 | 441 | 238 | 353 | 296 | 240 | 157 | 138 | 265 | 216 | 180 | 173 | 169 | 166 | 124 | 164 | 110 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | E 13 | SSE 14 | S 10 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SSE 9 |
42 | 41 | 4 | 81 | 167 | 149 | 232 | 222 | 206 | 187 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 75 | 130 | 92 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | S 19 | S 18 | S 15 | SSW 16 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | S 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SE 12 |
4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 110 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 25 | 27 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 157 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 |
— | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 66 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 189 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 29 | 56 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 0 | 2 |
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