Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 1AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 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 13 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1355 | 1326 | 1717 | 1544 | 1292 | 1218 | 1083 | 942 | 805 | 778 | 384 | 515 | 418 | 386 | 221 | 256 | 203 | 199 | 90 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:50PM1.31m | 7:19AM1.32m | 7:45PM1.29m | 8:11AM1.34m | 8:37PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:40PM0.03m | 1:11AM0.14m | 1:36PM0.08m | 2:01AM0.17m | 2:31PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 1326 | 1717 | 1544 | 1292 | 1218 | 1083 | 942 | 805 | 778 | 384 | 515 | 418 | 386 | 221 | 256 | 203 | 199 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SSW 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 161 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 91 | 43 | 41 | 20 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | — | SE 10 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | E 15 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NE 2 | NE 4 | — |
| kJ | 1355 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 98 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 95 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
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