Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 9PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2246 | 1953 | 1409 | 1279 | 1032 | 852 | 623 | 501 | 485 | 409 | 339 | 253 | 151 | 205 | 248 | 198 | 195 | 149 | 146 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:09PM1.18m | 4:41AM1.07m | 4:57PM1.18m | 5:30AM1.08m | 5:49PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35PM0.24m | 10:43AM0.21m | 11:30PM0.24m | 11:34AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
2246 | 1953 | 1409 | 1279 | 1032 | 852 | 623 | 501 | 485 | 409 | 339 | 253 | 151 | 205 | 248 | 198 | 195 | 149 | 146 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | SE 16 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
12 | 12 | 13 | — | 10 | 40 | 52 | 76 | 83 | 59 | 61 | 62 | 51 | 51 | 39 | 33 | 23 | 23 | 30 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | SE 16 | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | S 13 | SW 12 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 |
7 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 87 | 35 | 17 | 27 | 25 | 42 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 |
— | 8 | 27 | 45 | 39 | 82 | 116 | 171 | 206 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 101 | 101 | 87 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 38 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 24 | 15 |
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