Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 4PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the WNW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 8 | S 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 453 | 1428 | 1347 | 319 | 326 | 839 | 649 | 1456 | 1384 | 1059 | 905 | 643 | 584 | 480 | 396 | 376 | 300 | 244 | 233 | 231 | 185 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:05AM1.33m | 11:28PM1.26m | 11:52AM1.31m | 00:11AM1.22m | 12:37PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31PM0.16m | 5:43AM0.20m | 6:17PM0.18m | 6:24AM0.22m | 6:59PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 354 | 304 | 304 | 319 | 326 | 839 | 649 | 1456 | 1384 | 1059 | 905 | 643 | 584 | 480 | 396 | 376 | 300 | 244 | 233 | 231 | 185 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | S 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | E 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 289 | 195 | 147 | 64 | 245 | 262 | 422 | 40 | 26 | 63 | 64 | 174 | 40 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | — | — | ESE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | E 15 | ESE 12 | E 9 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 75 | 57 | 62 | 113 | 62 | 62 | 40 | 23 | 24 | — | — | 64 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 2 |
| kJ | 453 | 1428 | 1347 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 75 | 135 | 135 | 75 | 56 |
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