Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 3AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 273 | 192 | 176 | 119 | 109 | 97 | 86 | 85 | 75 | 71 | 50 | 47 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 41 | 56 | 78 | 74 | 74 | 80 | 6 | 5 | 82 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:12AM1.31m | 2:39PM1.38m | 3:08AM1.30m | 3:33PM1.34m | 4:02AM1.31m | 4:26PM1.31m | 4:54AM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:26AM-0.01m | 8:50PM0.03m | 9:21AM0.04m | 9:41PM0.11m | 10:17AM0.10m | 10:33PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | 8:01 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 273 | 192 | 176 | 119 | 109 | 97 | 86 | 19 | 21 | 32 | 38 | 38 | 46 | 41 | 40 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 41 | 56 | 78 | 74 | 74 | 80 | 62 | 60 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 85 | 75 | 71 | 50 | 47 | 44 | 42 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | — | NE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | SE 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | — | — | — | 21 | 17 | 26 | 42 | 60 | — | — | — | 85 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 125 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 87 | 87 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
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