Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 7PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 15 | ENE 7 | E 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
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 kJ | 36 | 36 | 35 | 24 | 37 | 38 | 40 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 49 | 24 | 21 | 41 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:26PM1.27m | 7:52AM1.34m | 8:18PM1.26m | 8:41AM1.34m | 9:08PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20PM0.16m | 1:40AM0.25m | 2:14PM0.20m | 2:29AM0.27m | 3:07PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 36 | 36 | 35 | 24 | 37 | 38 | 40 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 11 | S 10 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 19 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 28 | 25 | 49 | 24 | 21 | 41 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | N 2 | N 2 | NNW 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 359 | 352 | 56 | 77 | 28 | 15 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 234 | 77 | 28 | 28 | 168 | 28 | 56 | 168 | 168 | 15 | 24 |
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