
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (10 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 9PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | SSW 15 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
48 | 131 | 151 | 173 | 252 | 176 | 344 | 333 | 326 | 243 | 156 | 404 | 306 | 446 | 917 | 1348 | 2001 | 3108 | 3821 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:01PM1.41m | 4:34AM1.26m | 4:58PM1.38m | 5:30AM1.27m | 5:54PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:17PM0.03m | 10:44AM-0.04m | 11:19PM0.07m | 11:43AM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 18 | S 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 15 |
47 | 33 | 115 | 105 | 168 | 150 | 123 | 73 | 56 | 243 | 19 | 404 | 306 | 446 | 917 | 1348 | 2001 | 3108 | 3821 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 6 | S 18 | ESE 7 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | NE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
48 | 131 | 32 | 32 | 22 | 176 | 344 | 333 | 326 | 30 | 156 | 5 | 22 | 47 | 62 | 76 | 43 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | NE 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 13 | ENE 14 | ENE 11 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | SE 7 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 |
5 | 11 | 77 | 75 | 76 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 64 | 18 | 11 | 44 | 17 | 44 | 2 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 27 | 151 | 173 | 252 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 101 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 67 | 87 | 2 | 118 |
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