Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 5PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 946 | 2263 | 2609 | 2481 | 2289 | 2000 | 1628 | 1382 | 1124 | 975 | 772 | 715 | 1680 | 362 | 487 | 460 | 1189 | 1820 | 3524 | 5685 | 6807 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 7:45AM1.32m | 8:10PM1.35m | 8:38AM1.34m | 9:04PM1.33m | 9:29AM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:57PM-0.02m | 2:32AM0.06m | 2:55PM0.03m | 3:23AM0.10m | 3:50PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | -2 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -4 | -5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ENE 10 | E 11 |
| kJ | 276 | 230 | 99 | 184 | 157 | 136 | 181 | 268 | 279 | 244 | 326 | 715 | 606 | 362 | 293 | 177 | 138 | 106 | 100 | 20 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | — | ENE 9 | SSW 16 | S 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 203 | — | 98 | 82 | 254 | 304 | 350 | 329 | 312 | 296 | 284 | 249 | 198 | 159 | 273 | 151 | 94 | 69 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | — | S 15 | SSW 19 | — | — | SSW 12 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSW 13 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | 119 | 124 | — | — | 14 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 116 | 215 | 229 | 207 | 165 | 90 | 28 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 946 | 2263 | 2609 | 2481 | 2289 | 2000 | 1628 | 1382 | 1124 | 975 | 772 | 260 | 1680 | 229 | 487 | 460 | 1189 | 1820 | 3524 | 5685 | 6807 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 316 | 309 | 309 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 227 | 101 | 101 | 267 | 257 | 2 | 2 | 138 | 2 | 138 | 189 | 189 | 189 | 295 | 273 |
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