Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 2AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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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 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 156 | 399 | 173 | 441 | 917 | 1331 | 3472 | 4529 | 4384 | 3620 | 2850 | 2125 | 1657 | 2383 | 2318 | 1092 | 1631 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:30AM1.27m | 5:54PM1.34m | 6:25AM1.30m | 6:50PM1.31m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19PM0.07m | 11:43AM-0.01m | 00:17AM0.11m | 12:40PM0.03m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 156 | 399 | 173 | 441 | 917 | 1331 | 3472 | 4529 | 4384 | 3620 | 2850 | 2125 | 1657 | 1288 | 1189 | 974 | 1631 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | ESE 7 | S 16 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 7 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 64 | 5 | 139 | 17 | 17 | 124 | 43 | 42 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 125 | 350 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | ENE 14 | ENE 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 13 | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | NE 16 | — | SE 10 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 44 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 10 | — | 4 | 14 | 14 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 18 | 24 | 54 | 205 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2383 | 2318 | 1092 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 98 | 77 | 2 | 87 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 98 |
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