Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 4PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2037 | 1579 | 1391 | 1237 | 1207 | 1343 | 1363 | 1280 | 1298 | 1298 | 1162 | 1298 | 1298 | 1298 | 1172 | 1049 | 581 | 1093 | 1107 | 979 | 954 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:37AM1.24m | 11:59PM1.16m | 12:19PM1.21m | 00:38AM1.14m | 1:01PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:07PM0.18m | 6:06AM0.24m | 6:46PM0.16m | 6:44AM0.22m | 7:23PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 2037 | 1579 | 1391 | 1237 | 1207 | 1343 | 1363 | 1280 | 1298 | 1298 | 1162 | 1298 | 1298 | 1298 | 1172 | 1049 | 581 | 1093 | 1107 | 979 | 954 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 55 | 33 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 326 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | NE 10 | — | — | NE 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 109 | 103 | 56 | 5 |
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