Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (23 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 10PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 142 | 168 | 120 | 221 | 411 | 453 | 599 | 488 | 398 | 285 | 205 | 194 | 139 | 104 | 187 | 118 | 128 | 186 | 131 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:13PM1.22m | 3:39AM1.18m | 4:03PM1.25m | 4:31AM1.23m | 4:58PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22PM0.20m | 9:39AM0.21m | 10:13PM0.23m | 10:37AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 142 | 168 | 120 | 86 | 411 | 453 | 599 | 488 | 398 | 285 | 205 | 194 | 139 | 104 | 187 | 118 | 58 | 57 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | NE 10 | SSW 9 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 17 | 4 | 44 | 221 | 123 | 123 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 27 | 27 | 38 | 54 | 36 | 44 | 128 | 186 | 131 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | SW 16 | S 16 | SSW 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 16 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 10 | 83 | 39 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNE 10 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 4 | NW 2 | NW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 104 | 56 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
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