Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (01 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 2AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3675 | 2104 | 1760 | 1494 | 1215 | 1122 | 887 | 690 | 586 | 403 | 277 | 216 | 128 | 60 | 41 | 47 | 30 | 28 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:37PM1.39m | 10:57AM1.54m | 11:29PM1.38m | 11:54AM1.51m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:37PM-0.05m | 4:48AM-0.04m | 5:29PM-0.09m | 5:42AM-0.07m | 6:21PM-0.09m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 2380 | 2104 | 1760 | 1494 | 1215 | 1122 | 887 | 690 | 586 | 403 | 277 | 216 | 128 | 60 | 41 | 47 | 30 | 28 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 12 | S 16 | NE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | 13 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 30 | 29 | 45 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | E 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 28 | 30 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 2 |
| kJ | 3675 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 402 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 28 | 5 | 28 | 5 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 28 |
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