
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 9PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
63 | 58 | 47 | 76 | 175 | 286 | 255 | 278 | 259 | 205 | 253 | 224 | 249 | 331 | 644 | 581 | 543 | 437 | 326 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:12PM1.25m | 10:31AM1.30m | 10:54PM1.23m | 11:15AM1.27m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:14PM0.18m | 4:23AM0.23m | 5:00PM0.19m | 5:06AM0.23m | 5:43PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
63 | 58 | 40 | 40 | 175 | 286 | 255 | 278 | 259 | 205 | 179 | 224 | 205 | 331 | 644 | 581 | 543 | 437 | 326 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 14 | ESE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
37 | 34 | 47 | 76 | 31 | 23 | 29 | 18 | 16 | 85 | 253 | 176 | 249 | 202 | 195 | 179 | 123 | 123 | 126 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 12 | ENE 4 | SSW 14 | SW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 6 | S 6 | SE 14 | NE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 7 |
1 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 11 | 41 | 90 | 50 | 9 | 10 | 46 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 31 | 32 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | W 3 |
4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 56 | 2 | 67 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 144 | 144 |
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