Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 11AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1032 | 749 | 623 | 501 | 485 | 409 | 339 | 253 | 151 | 205 | 248 | 244 | 191 | 149 | 146 | 110 | 75 | 51 | 50 | 51 | 71 | 127 | 151 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:41AM1.07m | 4:57PM1.18m | 5:30AM1.08m | 5:49PM1.18m | 6:21AM1.12m | 6:43PM1.19m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43AM0.21m | 11:30PM0.24m | 11:34AM0.20m | 00:25AM0.24m | 12:28PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
1032 | 749 | 623 | 501 | 485 | 409 | 339 | 253 | 151 | 205 | 248 | 244 | 191 | 149 | 146 | 110 | 75 | 43 | 23 | 51 | 71 | 127 | 151 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | ENE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
10 | 40 | — | 59 | 67 | 61 | 64 | 66 | 75 | 53 | 53 | 41 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 51 | 50 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 16 | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | S 13 | SW 12 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 |
— | 10 | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 87 | 37 | 17 | 27 | 25 | 42 | 21 | 22 | 58 | 19 | 40 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 |
39 | 89 | 42 | 141 | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 8 | 35 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 38 | 56 | 38 | 15 | 15 | 28 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 144 |
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