Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (06 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 10PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 17 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSW 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 59 | 59 | 111 | 84 | 39 | 38 | 57 | 60 | 59 | 53 | 74 | 148 | 45 | 333 | 327 | 256 | 192 | 176 | 130 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:59PM1.44m | 2:26AM1.28m | 2:54PM1.40m | 3:24AM1.26m | 3:49PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15PM-0.06m | 8:36AM-0.06m | 9:06PM-0.02m | 9:33AM-0.03m | 9:59PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 59 | 40 | 55 | 47 | 37 | 42 | 44 | 49 | 35 | 33 | 74 | 148 | 269 | 333 | 327 | 256 | 192 | 176 | 130 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 15 | SSE 8 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | S 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 24 | 54 | 39 | 38 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 53 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 44 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | E 12 | NE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 25 | 30 | 26 | 14 | 25 | 25 | 56 | 60 | 3 | 11 | 50 | 48 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 45 | 8 | 42 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 2 | NW 2 | N 3 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 9 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 59 | 111 | 84 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 91 | 58 | 49 | — | — | 2 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 24 | 15 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 38 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 278 | 2 | 2 | 101 |
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