Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 10AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 14). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri morning, near gales from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 120 | 120 | 113 | 132 | 132 | 88 | 63 | 89 | 166 | 240 | 310 | 349 | 374 | 374 | 249 | 308 | 462 | 1085 | 1893 | 2430 | 2476 | 2756 | 2694 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:52AM1.29m | 6:15PM1.43m | 6:49AM1.30m | 7:13PM1.39m | 7:45AM1.32m | 8:10PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:00PM-0.08m | 00:43AM0.02m | 12:59PM-0.06m | 1:39AM0.04m | 1:57PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 4 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 120 | 120 | 113 | 19 | 20 | 49 | 63 | 89 | 18 | 240 | 310 | 349 | 374 | 374 | 249 | 308 | 383 | 333 | 248 | 169 | 132 | 68 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | ESE 13 | — | S 16 | SSW 15 | E 9 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 22 | 18 | 22 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 60 | 61 | 103 | 89 | 70 | 4 | 17 | — | 127 | 135 | 38 | 271 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | ESE 7 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | ESE 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | ESE 13 | SSW 18 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 18 | SSW 19 | SE 10 | — | — | — | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | — |
| kJ | 38 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 17 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 162 | 274 | 4 | — | — | — | 74 | 124 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 228 | 251 | 227 | 132 | 132 | 88 | 61 | 84 | 166 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 462 | 1085 | 1893 | 2430 | 2476 | 2756 | 2694 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 101 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 98 | 2 | 2 | 157 | 169 | 286 | 267 | 101 | 169 | 169 | 169 |
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