
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 2PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
917 | 1331 | 3298 | 4467 | 4065 | 3381 | 2680 | 2005 | 1599 | 2524 | 2220 | 783 | 1452 | 1358 | 1154 | 1013 | 926 | 911 | 800 | 643 | 536 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:54PM1.34m | 6:25AM1.30m | 6:50PM1.31m | 7:19AM1.32m | 7:45PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:43AM-0.01m | 00:17AM0.11m | 12:40PM0.03m | 1:11AM0.14m | 1:36PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
917 | 1331 | 3298 | 4467 | 4065 | 3381 | 2680 | 2005 | 1599 | 1308 | 1103 | 783 | 1452 | 1358 | 1154 | 1013 | 926 | 911 | 800 | 643 | 536 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | S 14 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 12 |
17 | 44 | 8 | 42 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 377 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SE 7 | ENE 13 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | SE 11 | — | SE 11 | SE 10 | ENE 12 | E 9 | NE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | — | — | — | SE 12 | E 9 |
8 | 2 | 17 | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 |
43 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2524 | 2220 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 2 | 115 | 2 | 77 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 98 | 29 | 0 |
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