Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 2AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | S 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3394 | 2902 | 2614 | 2463 | 2167 | 1970 | 1824 | 1495 | 1036 | 516 | 1198 | 1061 | 1104 | 901 | 2863 | 1603 | 1391 | 1237 | 1275 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 10:39PM1.21m | 10:55AM1.27m | 11:20PM1.19m | 11:37AM1.24m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:43PM0.22m | 4:44AM0.27m | 5:26PM0.20m | 5:26AM0.26m | 6:07PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 10 | S 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 21 | 78 | 161 | 1824 | 324 | 402 | 290 | 724 | 586 | 691 | 607 | 2037 | 1603 | 1391 | 1237 | 1275 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 11 | SSW 14 | NE 13 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 15 | S 14 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 261 | 7 | 235 | 355 | 293 | 170 | 279 | 501 | 13 | 55 | 51 | 26 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | — | NE 11 | — | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 155 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | S 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3394 | 2902 | 2614 | 2463 | 2167 | 1970 | 1177 | 1495 | 1036 | 516 | 1198 | 1061 | 1104 | 901 | 2863 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 335 | 227 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 273 | 267 | 234 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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