
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 11AM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2972 | 2716 | 2474 | 2218 | 1977 | 1922 | 1608 | 1397 | 1207 | 1037 | 972 | 782 | 673 | 573 | 556 | 483 | 378 | 289 | 215 | 172 | 137 | 126 | 121 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:37AM1.38m | 9:12PM1.31m | 9:29AM1.44m | 10:06PM1.34m | 10:21AM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:36AM0.19m | 3:04PM0.12m | 3:27AM0.14m | 4:01PM0.06m | 4:18AM0.08m | 4:55PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||||
6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 |
2972 | 2716 | 2474 | 2218 | 1977 | 1922 | 1608 | 1397 | 1207 | 1037 | 972 | 782 | 673 | 573 | 556 | 483 | 378 | 289 | 113 | 114 | 112 | 85 | 103 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | N 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 92 | 78 | 215 | 172 | 137 | 126 | 121 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | NE 11 | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | N 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 15 |
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