
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (12 Sep):
- 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 9PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | - | - |
| 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 ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3298 | 4467 | 4065 | 3381 | 2680 | 2185 | 1599 | 2278 | 2220 | 716 | 883 | 1480 | 1256 | 1198 | 1083 | 942 | 814 | 678 | 347 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | 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 | 00:17AM0.11m | 12:40PM0.03m | 1:11AM0.14m | 1:36PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 |
3298 | 4467 | 4065 | 3381 | 2680 | 2185 | 1599 | 1197 | 1121 | 716 | 883 | 1480 | 1256 | 1198 | 1083 | 942 | 814 | 678 | 347 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SSW 13 |
8 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 395 | 515 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 204 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | NE 16 | — | SE 11 | SE 10 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | E 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | NE 15 | ENE 11 |
17 | — | — | — | 8 | 10 | — | 4 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 8 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2278 | 2220 | 606 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 2 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 98 | 98 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 56 | 29 | 0 |
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