Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 2AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 2.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2459 | 1660 | 1642 | 1962 | 1186 | 892 | 685 | 468 | 977 | 828 | 544 | 989 | 1262 | 1941 | 1647 | 1370 | 1057 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:32PM1.26m | 10:50AM1.34m | 11:20PM1.29m | 11:40AM1.40m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51AM0.13m | 5:13PM0.10m | 5:37AM0.09m | 6:03PM0.06m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 2459 | 1230 | 1642 | 1379 | 1102 | 892 | 685 | 468 | 977 | 828 | 544 | 989 | 1262 | 1941 | 1647 | 1370 | 1057 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SSW 12 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 68 | 755 | 41 | 60 | 110 | 291 | 458 | 392 | 290 | 245 | 284 | 245 | 455 | 324 | 314 | 250 | 202 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | NE 11 | SE 15 | S 10 | E 18 | SE 13 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | E 15 |
| kJ | 67 | 67 | 41 | 5 | 76 | 71 | 6 | 282 | 29 | 106 | 381 | 240 | 279 | 276 | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2102 | 1660 | 998 | 1962 | 1186 | 680 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 159 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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