Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 11AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 649 | 1456 | 1384 | 1059 | 905 | 643 | 594 | 480 | 396 | 383 | 300 | 295 | 233 | 231 | 185 | 141 | 98 | 71 | 50 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:52AM1.31m | 00:11AM1.22m | 12:37PM1.28m | 00:54AM1.18m | 1:20PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:43AM0.20m | 6:17PM0.18m | 6:24AM0.22m | 6:59PM0.20m | 7:03AM0.24m | 7:40PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 649 | 1456 | 1384 | 1059 | 905 | 643 | 594 | 480 | 396 | 383 | 300 | 295 | 233 | 231 | 185 | 141 | 98 | 71 | 50 | 33 | 14 | 17 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | S 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | E 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 422 | 40 | 26 | 63 | 64 | 174 | 40 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | — | — | ESE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | E 15 | SE 12 | E 9 | ESE 13 | NE 14 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | NE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 40 | 23 | 24 | — | — | 64 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 75 | 77 | 75 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 193 | 135 | 144 | 193 | 144 |
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