
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 5AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | SSW 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | 15 | 20 | 39 | 21 | 33 | 28 | 25 | 34 | 799 | 2720 | 3567 | 4274 | 4286 | 4181 | 3888 | 3408 | 3122 | 2664 | 1720 | 1955 | 1086 | 811 | 1166 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:28AM1.32m | 9:55PM1.23m | 10:12AM1.30m | 10:39PM1.21m | 10:55AM1.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:15AM0.28m | 3:57PM0.24m | 4:00AM0.28m | 4:43PM0.22m | 4:44AM0.27m | 5:26PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 3 | -2 | -2 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | — | — | S 18 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SSE 9 |
6 | 15 | 12 | 32 | 42 | 44 | 47 | 53 | 49 | 46 | 27 | 12 | 11 | — | — | 6 | 21 | 83 | 161 | 1720 | 1955 | 1086 | 811 | 753 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 13 | SSW 11 |
40 | 3 | 20 | 39 | 21 | 33 | 28 | 25 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 258 | 295 | 256 | 3 | 325 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | — | — | SE 12 |
3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | 38 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NW 2 | — | — | W 3 | SSW 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
2 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 799 | 2720 | 3567 | 4274 | 4286 | 4181 | 3888 | 3408 | 3122 | 2664 | 603 | 672 | 562 | 683 | 1166 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 87 | 87 | 24 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 135 | 138 | 244 | 227 | 227 | 337 | 295 | 101 | 101 | 169 | 101 | 101 | 273 | 273 | 2 | 2 |
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