
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 3PM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 3.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
4668 | 3804 | 4563 | 3812 | 2459 | 1660 | 1642 | 1379 | 1211 | 815 | 685 | 468 | 392 | 754 | 594 | 875 | 1164 | 1175 | 1519 | 1252 | 1200 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:02AM1.27m | 10:32PM1.26m | 10:50AM1.34m | 11:20PM1.29m | 11:40AM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22PM0.13m | 4:51AM0.13m | 5:13PM0.10m | 5:37AM0.09m | 6:03PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | -2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
— | 12 | 3221 | 2820 | 2459 | 1197 | 1642 | 1379 | 1102 | 815 | 685 | 468 | 392 | 754 | 594 | 875 | 1164 | 1175 | 1519 | 1252 | 1200 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 16 | SSW 12 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
— | — | — | — | 68 | 755 | 41 | 61 | 110 | 291 | 400 | 392 | 245 | 240 | 245 | 240 | 455 | 373 | 314 | 187 | 125 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | SE 16 | SE 16 | NE 11 | SE 15 | S 10 | E 18 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 13 | S 17 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | E 15 |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 67 | 41 | 5 | 76 | 71 | 6 | 282 | 392 | 55 | 487 | 223 | 234 | 234 | — | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 |
4668 | 3804 | 4563 | 3812 | 2102 | 1660 | 1284 | — | 1211 | 680 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 169 | 169 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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