Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 4AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 326 | 839 | 649 | 1456 | 1384 | 1059 | 905 | 643 | 594 | 480 | 396 | 383 | 305 | 244 | 233 | 185 | 185 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:28PM1.26m | 11:52AM1.31m | 00:11AM1.22m | 12:37PM1.28m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:43AM0.20m | 6:17PM0.18m | 6:24AM0.22m | 6:59PM0.20m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 326 | 839 | 649 | 1456 | 1384 | 1059 | 905 | 643 | 594 | 480 | 396 | 383 | 305 | 244 | 233 | 185 | 185 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | S 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | E 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 245 | 262 | 422 | 40 | 26 | 63 | 64 | 174 | 40 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | — | — | ESE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | E 15 | SE 12 | E 8 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 62 | 62 | 40 | 23 | 24 | — | — | 64 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 28 | 24 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 75 | 135 | 75 | 77 |
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