
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 7PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
128 | 96 | 109 | 149 | 190 | 159 | 135 | 90 | 67 | 65 | 67 | 37 | 82 | 116 | 91 | 150 | 88 | 96 | 111 | 109 | 178 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:17PM1.50m | 4:54AM1.29m | 5:16PM1.47m | 5:52AM1.29m | 6:15PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00AM-0.07m | 10:39PM-0.01m | 11:01AM-0.09m | 11:43PM0.00m | 12:00PM-0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
128 | 96 | 109 | 149 | 190 | 159 | 135 | 90 | 67 | 65 | 59 | 37 | 29 | 28 | 91 | 85 | 88 | 96 | 111 | 109 | 178 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 8 | ESE 14 |
43 | 57 | 54 | 73 | 70 | 70 | 44 | 47 | 47 | 65 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 35 | 27 | 30 | 42 | 67 | 71 | 93 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSE 9 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 14 | SSE 8 |
23 | 33 | 43 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 32 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 20 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
38 | 64 | 69 | 72 | 64 | 59 | 55 | 59 | 66 | 161 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 116 | 173 | 150 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 87 | 87 | 28 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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