Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 6PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the S by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 6 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 848 | 782 | 673 | 573 | 564 | 483 | 401 | 366 | 234 | 259 | 193 | 179 | 123 | 118 | 130 | 196 | 218 | 206 | 140 | 154 | 659 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:29AM1.44m | 10:06PM1.34m | 10:21AM1.48m | 10:57PM1.35m | 11:14AM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:01PM0.06m | 4:18AM0.08m | 4:55PM0.01m | 5:09AM0.02m | 5:46PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 16 |
| kJ | 848 | 782 | 673 | 573 | 564 | 483 | 401 | 366 | 110 | 114 | 112 | 179 | 123 | 118 | 130 | 196 | 218 | 206 | 140 | 141 | 659 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 4 | NE 5 | — | — | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 10 | S 19 | E 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 4 | — | — | 94 | 81 | 234 | 259 | 193 | 82 | 72 | 72 | 45 | 40 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 63 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | SSE 13 | NE 11 | NE 10 | — | N 10 | N 10 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 33 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 20 | 10 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | — | SSE 3 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 14 | 10 | 6 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 75 | 106 | 154 | 358 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 28 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 98 | 101 | 98 | 101 | 101 |
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