
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 12PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ESE 13 | S 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
277 | 256 | 195 | 224 | 202 | 172 | 187 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 140 | 142 | 154 | 403 | 987 | 1372 | 664 | 465 | 356 | 257 | 457 | 495 | 560 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:04AM1.13m | 4:26PM1.21m | 4:55AM1.17m | 5:22PM1.23m | 5:49AM1.23m | 6:19PM1.26m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08AM0.20m | 10:49PM0.25m | 11:05AM0.20m | 11:49PM0.25m | 12:05PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 14 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 |
277 | 256 | 195 | 224 | 202 | 154 | 187 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 140 | 142 | 154 | 239 | 600 | 675 | 664 | 465 | 356 | 257 | 457 | 495 | 560 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 15 | ENE 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
101 | 198 | 195 | 189 | 183 | 172 | 116 | 112 | 77 | 73 | 50 | 49 | 56 | 3 | 154 | 151 | 149 | 145 | 138 | 136 | 103 | 103 | 86 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | N 10 | E 18 | SE 9 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | NE 5 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — |
58 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 58 | 85 | 85 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 40 | 59 | 86 | 5 | 5 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | SW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 117 | 403 | 987 | 1372 | — | — | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 24 | 0 | 28 | 56 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 168 | 98 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
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