
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 7AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
1329 | 977 | 843 | 918 | 786 | 651 | 543 | 533 | 514 | 441 | 218 | 353 | 296 | 222 | 206 | 260 | 274 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:09AM1.31m | 12:32PM1.45m | 1:01AM1.32m | 1:27PM1.48m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:03PM0.06m | 6:24AM0.05m | 6:54PM0.02m | 7:12AM0.01m | 7:45PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 12 |
1329 | 977 | 843 | 918 | 786 | 651 | 543 | 533 | 514 | 441 | 218 | 353 | 296 | 200 | 157 | 260 | 274 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | E 13 | SSE 14 | S 10 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 5 | ENE 5 |
104 | 259 | 246 | 25 | 24 | 85 | 42 | 41 | 4 | 81 | 167 | 149 | 232 | 222 | 206 | 4 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 15 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | S 19 | S 18 | S 15 | SSW 16 | ENE 5 | E 13 | NE 5 | S 12 | E 12 |
8 | 75 | 84 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 110 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNW 2 | NNE 5 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
— | 6 | 9 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 5 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 0 |
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