Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 8AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 16ft (5.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 390 | 438 | 1213 | 1908 | 3362 | 4867 | 5554 | 6377 | 5731 | 4714 | 5945 | 4325 | 3344 | 2814 | 3203 | 3069 | 2792 | 573 | 539 | 400 | 354 | 326 | 430 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:29AM1.35m | 9:55PM1.31m | 10:17AM1.34m | 10:43PM1.29m | 11:05AM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:23AM0.10m | 3:50PM0.08m | 4:12AM0.13m | 4:42PM0.13m | 4:59AM0.17m | 5:31PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 11 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 209 | 235 | 150 | 151 | 122 | — | — | — | — | 1739 | 4100 | 4325 | 3344 | 2814 | 2155 | 1731 | 1693 | 392 | 400 | 400 | 354 | 326 | 430 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | ESE 15 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 224 | 78 | 51 | 34 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | 505 | 513 | 267 | 193 | 302 | 186 | 431 | 289 | 210 | 119 | 119 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | — | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 17 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 131 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | 100 | 172 | 24 | — | 147 | 105 | 46 | 24 | 137 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 390 | 438 | 1213 | 1908 | 3362 | 4867 | 5554 | 6377 | 5731 | 4714 | 5945 | — | — | — | 3203 | 3069 | 2792 | 573 | 539 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 15 | 67 | 157 | 189 | 189 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 278 | 101 | 101 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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