Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 12AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 178 | 94 | 75 | 73 | 55 | 52 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 24 | 24 | 38 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:33PM1.29m | 7:00AM1.32m | 7:26PM1.27m | 7:52AM1.34m | 8:18PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:49AM0.22m | 1:20PM0.16m | 1:40AM0.25m | 2:14PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 96 | 94 | 75 | 73 | 55 | 52 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 24 | 24 | 38 | 26 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 11 | S 10 | ENE 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 4 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 42 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 |
| kJ | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | N 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NW 2 | NNW 2 |
| kJ | 178 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 245 | 281 | 98 | 28 | 77 | 24 | 15 | 56 | 28 | 75 | 29 | 168 |
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