
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 6AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
23 | 59 | 86 | 70 | 47 | 55 | 100 | 263 | 225 | 130 | 86 | 61 | 104 | 224 | 146 | 96 | 56 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:03PM1.32m | 11:23AM1.45m | 11:52PM1.32m | 12:17PM1.46m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19AM0.03m | 5:51PM-0.02m | 6:07AM-0.01m | 6:40PM-0.05m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
15 | 59 | 86 | 70 | 47 | 55 | 100 | 263 | 225 | 130 | 86 | 52 | 104 | 224 | 146 | 39 | 55 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | NE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
6 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 61 | 43 | 4 | 4 | 96 | 56 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | NE 6 | NE 10 | S 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | S 20 | SE 9 | NE 10 | SE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
23 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WNW 4 | — | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
24 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 6 | — | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 144 | 253 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 144 | 135 | 24 | 135 | 77 | 67 | 144 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
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