Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 2AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 2.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1066 | 554 | 440 | 1216 | 1104 | 881 | 2037 | 1433 | 1256 | 1237 | 1207 | 1363 | 1343 | 1422 | 1298 | 1280 | 1145 | 1280 | 1298 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:20PM1.19m | 11:37AM1.24m | 11:59PM1.16m | 12:19PM1.21m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:26PM0.20m | 5:26AM0.26m | 6:07PM0.18m | 6:06AM0.24m | 6:46PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 410 | 318 | 354 | 724 | 691 | 600 | 2037 | 1433 | 1256 | 1237 | 1207 | 1363 | 1343 | 1422 | 1298 | 1280 | 1145 | 1280 | 1298 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 15 | S 14 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 11 | E 7 |
| kJ | 245 | 349 | 278 | 143 | 279 | 501 | 14 | 55 | 45 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 155 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1066 | 554 | 440 | 1216 | 1104 | 881 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 273 | 234 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 121 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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