Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 1AM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). 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 (27 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
376 | 366 | 441 | 737 | 1203 | 1932 | 2551 | 1225 | 2038 | 2131 | 1409 | 1142 | 915 | 749 | 623 | 504 | 420 | 347 | 339 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:24PM1.20m | 3:54AM1.07m | 4:09PM1.18m | 4:41AM1.07m | 4:57PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45PM0.23m | 9:53AM0.22m | 10:35PM0.24m | 10:43AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
376 | 366 | 441 | 737 | 1203 | 1932 | 2551 | 1225 | 2038 | 2131 | 1409 | 1142 | 915 | 749 | 623 | 504 | 420 | 347 | 339 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | S 18 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | SE 11 | SE 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 733 | 12 | 12 | 13 | — | 5 | 10 | 65 | 74 | 73 | 57 | 56 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 12 | — | — | ESE 11 | SE 13 | — | — | — | SE 16 | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | — | — | 12 | 7 | — | — | — | 10 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | SW 3 | S 4 | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 |
4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 27 | — | — | 10 | 29 | 37 | 49 | 36 | 41 | 147 | 161 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 67 | 135 | 15 | 67 | 98 | 87 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 87 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 56 | 15 |
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