Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 9AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 156 | 135 | 127 | 124 | 150 | 146 | 138 | 191 | 186 | 117 | 71 | 86 | 165 | 94 | 94 | 73 | 55 | 54 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 24 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:15AM1.28m | 5:39PM1.32m | 6:08AM1.30m | 6:33PM1.29m | 7:00AM1.32m | 7:26PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:29AM0.05m | 11:54PM0.17m | 12:25PM0.10m | 00:49AM0.22m | 1:20PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 131 | 135 | 127 | 101 | 64 | 61 | 57 | 110 | 107 | 88 | 71 | 86 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 73 | 55 | 54 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | NE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 10 | S 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 156 | 60 | 17 | 48 | 69 | 60 | 57 | 33 | 30 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 42 | 43 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | S 15 | SE 13 | NE 7 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 92 | 72 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 50 | 16 | 16 | 43 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | — | ENE 8 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 |
| kJ | — | 127 | 116 | 124 | 150 | 146 | 138 | 191 | 186 | 117 | 117 | — | 165 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 56 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 87 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 250 | 87 | 168 | 87 |
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