Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 6AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 379 | 515 | 418 | 386 | 262 | 295 | 203 | 203 | 90 | 74 | 70 | 61 | 48 | 35 | 32 | 40 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:45PM1.29m | 8:11AM1.34m | 8:37PM1.28m | 8:59AM1.34m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:01AM0.17m | 2:31PM0.13m | 2:50AM0.20m | 3:25PM0.16m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 379 | 515 | 418 | 386 | 262 | 295 | 203 | 203 | 90 | 74 | 70 | 61 | 48 | 35 | 25 | 40 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | SSW 11 | NE 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SE 11 | SE 8 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 203 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 91 | 7 | 41 | 20 | 41 | 39 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 32 | 24 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 34 | 12 | 13 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 56 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
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