
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 5AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSW 7 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
225 | 180 | 180 | 140 | 140 | 135 | 124 | 130 | 157 | 271 | 435 | 913 | 593 | 335 | 422 | 270 | 256 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:57AM1.31m | 2:22PM1.51m | 2:56AM1.30m | 3:19PM1.51m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:45PM-0.01m | 8:04AM-0.02m | 8:39PM-0.03m | 9:00AM-0.05m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 8 | SE 12 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
225 | 180 | 180 | 140 | 140 | 135 | 124 | 110 | 116 | 187 | 205 | 623 | 400 | 335 | 422 | 270 | 256 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 16 | SSE 11 | S 14 |
26 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 75 | 130 | 157 | 175 | 18 | 270 | 261 | 157 | 19 | 85 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | NE 12 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 14 | NE 7 |
12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 73 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — |
5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 271 | 435 | 913 | 593 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 75 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 56 |
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