Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 11AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 146 | 80 | 96 | 68 | 45 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 78 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 72 | 203 | 189 | 133 | 90 | 60 | 101 | 162 | 146 | 63 | 57 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:31AM1.42m | 11:03PM1.32m | 11:23AM1.45m | 11:52PM1.32m | 12:17PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30AM0.08m | 5:01PM0.03m | 5:19AM0.03m | 5:51PM-0.02m | 6:07AM-0.01m | 6:40PM-0.05m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 146 | 80 | 96 | 68 | 45 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 78 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 72 | 203 | 189 | 133 | 90 | 55 | 39 | 162 | 146 | 38 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | SSW 10 | NE 10 | S 18 | SSW 16 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 4 | 60 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 60 | 101 | 1 | 1 | 63 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 15 | S 18 | NE 10 | NE 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NE 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSW 15 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | 23 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 56 | 56 | 193 | 193 | 144 | 87 | 255 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 136 | 75 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 38 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
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