Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 3AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
211 | 159 | 135 | 90 | 67 | 65 | 82 | 85 | 120 | 147 | 173 | 167 | 177 | 135 | 302 | 188 | 86 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:54AM1.29m | 5:16PM1.47m | 5:52AM1.29m | 6:15PM1.43m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:39PM-0.01m | 11:01AM-0.09m | 11:43PM0.00m | 12:00PM-0.08m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 7 |
211 | 159 | 135 | 90 | 67 | 65 | 39 | 85 | 22 | 35 | 173 | 167 | 177 | 135 | 193 | 20 | 86 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 14 |
70 | 70 | 44 | 47 | 47 | 32 | 29 | 39 | 26 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SSW 16 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
4 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 26 | 21 | 26 | 14 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
53 | 74 | 61 | 59 | 63 | 65 | 82 | 196 | 120 | 147 | 296 | 346 | — | — | 302 | 188 | 93 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 87 | 29 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 87 | 15 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 28 | 28 |
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