Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 3AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4126 | 3471 | 2817 | 2257 | 1863 | 4030 | 3170 | 2578 | 2068 | 1561 | 1226 | 956 | 690 | 480 | 333 | 271 | 209 |
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 | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:33PM1.24m | 8:53AM1.31m | 9:25PM1.28m | 9:42AM1.37m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:54AM0.17m | 3:17PM0.12m | 3:42AM0.13m | 4:10PM0.07m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 4126 | 3471 | 2817 | 2257 | 1491 | 4030 | 3170 | 2578 | 2068 | 1561 | 1226 | 956 | 690 | 480 | 333 | 271 | 209 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | NE 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | NE 10 | ESE 11 | E 11 | SE 12 | NE 10 | SE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 16 | 154 | 875 | 1863 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | NE 10 | SE 12 | NE 10 | — | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 16 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNE 9 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | 28 | 30 | 21 | 17 | — | 29 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 135 | 125 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 87 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 135 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 29 |
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