Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (13 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 10PM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu afternoon, gales from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | ENE 5 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | NE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 20 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 41 | 20 | 40 | 17 | 72 | 39 | 22 | 20 | 28 | 39 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:18PM1.26m | 8:41AM1.34m | 9:08PM1.24m | 9:28AM1.32m | 9:55PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14PM0.20m | 2:29AM0.27m | 3:07PM0.23m | 3:15AM0.28m | 3:57PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 |
Temp °C | 23 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 20 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 12 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 26 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 30 | 37 | 32 | 49 | 51 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 20 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 41 | 20 | 40 | 17 | 20 | 39 | 22 | 20 | 28 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | SSW 14 | E 6 | S 18 | E 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 11 | NE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 20 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | NE 5 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 72 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 95 | 24 | 28 | 168 | 77 | 28 | 67 | 67 | 24 | 87 | 77 | 87 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
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