Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 1AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 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) | SE 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 152 | 414 | 1010 | 1146 | 747 | 606 | 505 | 617 | 596 | 755 | 807 | 1009 | 965 | 1074 | 1270 | 2381 | 3355 | 3561 | 3345 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:22PM1.23m | 6:49AM1.23m | 7:19PM1.26m | 7:44AM1.30m | 8:16PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:49AM0.25m | 1:05PM0.19m | 1:44AM0.22m | 2:05PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — |
mm | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ESE 14 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 152 | 236 | 600 | 675 | 747 | 606 | 505 | 617 | 596 | 755 | 807 | 1009 | 965 | 1074 | 1270 | 2381 | 3355 | 3561 | 3345 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | NE 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 56 | 1 | 154 | 151 | 149 | 145 | 138 | 136 | 103 | 103 | 87 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 36 | 36 | 28 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 40 | 17 | 136 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 138 | 414 | 1010 | 1146 | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 157 | 118 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 244 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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