Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 2PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2551 | 886 | 2246 | 1953 | 1409 | 1142 | 1032 | 749 | 623 | 501 | 493 | 407 | 333 | 253 | 151 | 205 | 202 | 198 | 154 | 149 | 149 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:09PM1.18m | 4:41AM1.07m | 4:57PM1.18m | 5:30AM1.08m | 5:49PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53AM0.22m | 10:35PM0.24m | 10:43AM0.21m | 11:30PM0.24m | 11:34AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 2551 | 886 | 2246 | 1953 | 1409 | 1142 | 1032 | 749 | 623 | 501 | 493 | 407 | 333 | 253 | 151 | 205 | 202 | 198 | 154 | 149 | 149 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | S 18 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | SE 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 13 | 733 | 12 | 12 | 13 | — | 10 | 53 | 67 | 78 | 81 | 75 | 62 | 62 | 50 | 50 | 38 | 39 | 32 | 31 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 7 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | SE 16 | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | S 13 | SW 12 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | 110 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 89 | 35 | 17 | 27 | 25 | 41 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 20 | 51 | 60 | 53 | 111 | 152 | 213 | 240 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 87 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 15 | 24 | 0 |
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