
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 4PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
225 | 443 | 419 | 401 | 372 | 282 | 277 | 205 | 195 | 224 | 183 | 172 | 167 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 140 | 142 | 133 | 356 | 722 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:34PM1.20m | 4:04AM1.13m | 4:26PM1.21m | 4:55AM1.17m | 5:22PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:13AM0.20m | 9:51PM0.23m | 10:08AM0.20m | 10:49PM0.25m | 11:05AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | S 8 |
194 | 443 | 419 | 401 | 372 | 282 | 277 | 205 | 195 | 224 | 160 | 154 | 116 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 140 | 142 | 133 | 236 | 412 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SE 15 | NE 5 | ESE 13 |
225 | 78 | 59 | 40 | 115 | 201 | 101 | 198 | 195 | 189 | 183 | 172 | 167 | 112 | 77 | 73 | 50 | 32 | 56 | 1 | 154 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | N 10 | E 18 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ENE 5 | S 16 | SSW 16 |
34 | 57 | 82 | 81 | 30 | 20 | 58 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 58 | 85 | 85 | 3 | 5 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | SW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 128 | 356 | 722 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 159 | 98 | 67 |
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