Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 5PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2474 | 2412 | 1977 | 1922 | 1608 | 1397 | 1207 | 1037 | 972 | 888 | 673 | 573 | 564 | 564 | 384 | 356 | 225 | 186 | 191 | 128 | 123 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:37AM1.38m | 9:12PM1.31m | 9:29AM1.44m | 10:06PM1.34m | 10:21AM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04PM0.12m | 3:27AM0.14m | 4:01PM0.06m | 4:18AM0.08m | 4:55PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 2474 | 2412 | 1977 | 1922 | 1608 | 1397 | 1207 | 1037 | 972 | 888 | 673 | 573 | 564 | 564 | 384 | 356 | 110 | 114 | 112 | 82 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 11 | NE 11 | — | N 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 74 | 81 | 225 | 186 | 191 | 128 | 123 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | SSE 13 | NE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | 32 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 11 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 5 | — | NW 4 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | — | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 87 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 28 | 28 | 15 | 15 |
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