Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 1AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 11 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 259 | 205 | 253 | 234 | 292 | 763 | 893 | 684 | 543 | 437 | 326 | 246 | 160 | 198 | 477 | 1156 | 1745 | 3249 | 8434 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:54PM1.23m | 11:15AM1.27m | 11:35PM1.19m | 11:58AM1.24m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00PM0.19m | 5:06AM0.23m | 5:43PM0.18m | 5:46AM0.23m | 6:22PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 259 | 205 | 179 | 224 | 205 | 763 | 893 | 684 | 543 | 437 | 326 | 246 | 160 | 198 | 119 | 46 | 30 | 30 | 5427 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | — |
| kJ | 11 | 85 | 253 | 234 | 292 | 202 | 195 | 179 | 123 | 123 | 126 | 82 | 81 | 58 | 47 | 9 | 8 | 9 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 6 | SE 14 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 51 | 10 | 46 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 11 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 32 | 477 | 1156 | 1745 | 3249 | 8434 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 184 | 161 | 161 | 169 | 234 | 98 | 115 | 98 | 335 | 2 |
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