Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 7AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon morning, light winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
145 | 149 | 504 | 575 | 1512 | 1568 | 1408 | 1844 | 4864 | 2958 | 5492 | 5026 | 5020 | 6548 | 8386 | 3913 | 3499 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:43PM1.19m | 7:12AM1.17m | 7:39PM1.22m | 8:03AM1.24m | 8:33PM1.24m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:16AM0.22m | 1:23PM0.17m | 2:05AM0.20m | 2:21PM0.15m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 9 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
145 | 94 | 504 | 235 | 1512 | 1568 | 1408 | 13 | 3054 | 2958 | 2602 | 2555 | 2920 | 3925 | 4244 | 3913 | 3499 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | S 17 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 |
6 | 149 | 68 | 575 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | SE 13 | — | — | SE 12 | — |
8 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 6 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 2 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | — | — |
18 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 1844 | 4864 | — | 5492 | 5026 | 5020 | 6548 | 8386 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 193 | 24 | 24 | 193 | 144 | 199 | 186 | 247 | 115 | 0 | 98 | 77 | 77 | 101 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
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