Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 3PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 318 | 358 | 374 | 383 | 276 | 299 | 391 | 769 | 1716 | 2782 | 3279 | 3461 | 3407 | 2971 | 2350 | 2056 | 1799 | 1535 | 1238 | 1117 | 1151 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:49AM1.30m | 7:13PM1.39m | 7:45AM1.32m | 8:10PM1.35m | 8:38AM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:59PM-0.06m | 1:39AM0.04m | 1:57PM-0.02m | 2:32AM0.06m | 2:55PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 318 | 358 | 374 | 383 | 276 | 299 | 391 | 326 | 283 | 230 | 225 | 189 | 185 | 192 | 264 | 288 | 173 | 196 | 259 | 1117 | 1081 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 18 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 10 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 17 | 60 | 61 | 103 | 104 | 94 | 240 | 15 | 15 | — | 78 | 124 | 254 | 304 | 273 | 259 | 312 | 296 | 222 | 165 | 213 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | — |
| kJ | 31 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 156 | 268 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 215 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | 769 | 1716 | 2782 | 3279 | 3461 | 3407 | 2971 | 2350 | 2056 | 1799 | 1535 | 1238 | 302 | 1151 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 157 | 169 | 169 | 309 | 309 | 309 | 286 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 234 | 234 | 267 | 101 | 101 |
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