
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (11 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 10PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
326 | 243 | 156 | 399 | 139 | 441 | 1477 | 1845 | 3066 | 4592 | 4445 | 3866 | 2850 | 2125 | 1706 | 1264 | 1087 | 1191 | 1265 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:58PM1.38m | 5:30AM1.27m | 5:54PM1.34m | 6:25AM1.30m | 6:50PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19PM0.07m | 11:43AM-0.01m | 00:17AM0.11m | 12:40PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 18 | S 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
43 | 243 | 19 | 399 | 95 | 441 | 1477 | 1845 | 3066 | 4592 | 4445 | 3866 | 2850 | 2125 | 1706 | 1264 | 1087 | 1191 | 1265 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | S 6 | S 18 | ESE 7 | S 16 | S 5 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
326 | 29 | 156 | 5 | 139 | 43 | 17 | 44 | 8 | 42 | 42 | 26 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 13 | ENE 14 | NE 11 | ENE 13 | ENE 9 | SE 7 | ENE 13 | — | — | — | ENE 12 | NE 16 | — | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — |
11 | 10 | 64 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 17 | — | — | — | 15 | 10 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | WNW 2 | — | S 3 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | 4 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 98 | 77 | 2 | 87 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 2 |
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