Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (15 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 10PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue night, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 203 | 203 | 90 | 92 | 106 | 77 | 48 | 35 | 34 | 40 | 64 | 59 | 96 | 89 | 82 | 79 | 63 | 58 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:37PM1.28m | 8:59AM1.34m | 9:26PM1.27m | 9:46AM1.32m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:31PM0.13m | 2:50AM0.20m | 3:25PM0.16m | 3:37AM0.22m | 4:14PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 203 | 203 | 90 | 92 | 106 | 77 | 48 | 35 | 34 | 40 | 64 | 59 | 96 | 89 | 82 | 79 | 63 | 58 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SE 11 | SE 8 | S 8 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 4 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 41 | 20 | 41 | 39 | 13 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 32 | 23 | 12 | 34 | 19 | 20 | 47 | 42 | 38 | 7 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 12 | SSW 13 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 49 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 38 | 15 |
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