
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (15 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 11PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
33 | 28 | 43 | 32 | 633 | 3230 | 4932 | 4752 | 4516 | 3948 | 3594 | 3464 | 3047 | 2132 | 1745 | 1178 | 699 | 797 | 1264 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:55PM1.23m | 10:12AM1.30m | 10:39PM1.21m | 10:55AM1.27m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:57PM0.24m | 4:00AM0.28m | 4:43PM0.22m | 4:44AM0.27m | 5:26PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 7 | 4 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 |
30 | 37 | 53 | 48 | 62 | 27 | 27 | 12 | — | — | 6 | 21 | 77 | 2132 | 1745 | 1178 | 699 | 703 | 851 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 12 |
33 | 28 | 43 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 206 | 258 | 334 | 309 | 49 | 293 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | — | ESE 12 | E 13 | E 12 |
17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 129 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
— | 1 | 8 | 23 | 633 | 3230 | 4932 | 4752 | 4516 | 3948 | 3594 | 3464 | 3047 | 1026 | 1090 | 816 | 574 | 797 | 1264 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 1 | 15 | 67 | 138 | 244 | 244 | 227 | 336 | 227 | 335 | 273 | 273 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 273 | 234 | 2 |
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