
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (19 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 10PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the WNW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
543 | 437 | 326 | 246 | 220 | 528 | 646 | 1477 | 1618 | 2914 | 7664 | 5690 | 3864 | 2412 | 1469 | 988 | 750 | 822 | 690 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:35PM1.19m | 11:58AM1.24m | 00:15AM1.15m | 12:40PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:43PM0.18m | 5:46AM0.23m | 6:22PM0.17m | 6:24AM0.22m | 7:01PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 11 | SSW 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 |
543 | 437 | 326 | 246 | 220 | 58 | 123 | 46 | 29 | 29 | 5260 | 5690 | 3864 | 2412 | 1469 | 988 | 750 | 822 | 690 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NW 4 | SE 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | SE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
126 | 123 | 126 | 82 | 81 | 4 | 58 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | SSW 18 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 11 | — | — | ENE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 13 |
8 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 60 | 9 | 9 | 5 | — | — | 10 | 17 | 16 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 11 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
2 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 528 | 646 | 1477 | 1618 | 2914 | 7664 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 144 | 161 | 161 | 144 | 247 | 189 | 168 | 335 | 240 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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