Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 4PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 524 | 460 | 353 | 290 | 240 | 196 | 154 | 108 | 81 | 59 | 59 | 81 | 129 | 80 | 39 | 51 | 56 | 60 | 59 | 53 | 57 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:03PM1.47m | 1:30AM1.30m | 1:59PM1.44m | 2:26AM1.28m | 2:54PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:26PM-0.08m | 7:43AM-0.07m | 8:15PM-0.06m | 8:36AM-0.06m | 9:06PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 524 | 460 | 353 | 290 | 240 | 196 | 154 | 108 | 81 | 59 | 59 | 40 | 77 | 41 | 29 | 34 | 35 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 13 | NE 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 15 | SSE 8 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 38 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 54 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 60 | 59 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | E 12 | E 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 40 | 40 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 14 | 25 | 51 | 56 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 17 | 32 | 22 | — | 11 | 32 | 81 | 129 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 56 | 11 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 87 | 103 | 103 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 38 | 38 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
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