
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 12PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
48 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 74 | 92 | 164 | 177 | 269 | 308 | 276 | 147 | 386 | 293 | 214 | 158 | 152 | 96 | 297 | 149 | 131 | 126 | 179 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:19AM1.38m | 6:55PM1.33m | 7:16AM1.45m | 7:53PM1.35m | 8:11AM1.52m | 8:50PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:42PM0.18m | 1:12AM0.20m | 1:45PM0.13m | 2:07AM0.15m | 2:45PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | NE 6 | NE 7 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
48 | 27 | 24 | 13 | 25 | 92 | 164 | 177 | 269 | 308 | 276 | 147 | 386 | 293 | 214 | 158 | 152 | 54 | 297 | 149 | 131 | 126 | 179 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | SSW 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NNE 4 | N 4 | SSW 17 | NE 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 9 | WNW 4 |
5 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 127 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 96 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | NE 4 | SE 11 | — | SE 11 | SSW 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | E 15 | SE 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SE 14 | NE 5 | SSW 13 | SW 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
2 | 1 | 5 | — | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | SSW 4 | S 6 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | SSW 5 |
5 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 74 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 35 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 31 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 260 | 75 | 98 | 98 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 56 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 144 | 193 | 193 | 244 | 15 |
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