
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 10PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
157 | 291 | 228 | 196 | 164 | 286 | 371 | 539 | 682 | 891 | 1269 | 938 | 773 | 694 | 943 | 721 | 679 | 342 | 298 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:21PM1.21m | 1:41AM1.10m | 2:02PM1.20m | 2:27AM1.09m | 2:47PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:38PM0.17m | 7:41AM0.20m | 8:17PM0.18m | 8:24AM0.20m | 9:00PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
45 | 291 | 228 | 196 | 137 | 153 | 214 | 266 | 312 | 228 | 730 | 580 | 450 | 460 | 440 | 408 | 389 | 342 | 298 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SE 12 | E 9 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | ESE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
58 | 102 | 102 | 96 | 22 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 172 | 112 | 116 | 57 | 19 | 50 | 47 | 45 | 77 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | SE 12 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
16 | 16 | 22 | 35 | 15 | 22 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 29 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — |
157 | — | — | — | 164 | 286 | 371 | 539 | 682 | 891 | 1269 | 938 | 773 | 694 | 943 | 721 | 679 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 138 | 146 | 234 | 101 | 101 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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