Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 8PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SE 11 | S 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 144 | 129 | 112 | 103 | 59 | 55 | 48 | 27 | 24 | 5 | 77 | 225 | 223 | 290 | 325 | 486 | 363 | 250 | 201 | 150 | 118 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:56PM1.30m | 6:19AM1.38m | 6:55PM1.33m | 7:16AM1.45m | 7:53PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:39AM0.20m | 00:14AM0.24m | 12:42PM0.18m | 1:12AM0.20m | 1:45PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 144 | 129 | 112 | 103 | 59 | 55 | 48 | 27 | 8 | 18 | 33 | 168 | 223 | 290 | 325 | 486 | 363 | 250 | 201 | 150 | 118 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | SSW 11 | — | SSW 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 14 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | — | 22 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | E 12 | E 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 12 | — | E 13 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NE 6 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | SSW 4 | S 6 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 77 | 225 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 24 | 15 | 67 | 75 | 257 | 56 | 290 | 75 | 98 | 98 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 75 | 67 | 75 | 135 |
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