Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 11PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 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 16°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the SE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
754 | 558 | 462 | 413 | 640 | 632 | 554 | 419 | 376 | 366 | 429 | 737 | 1203 | 1729 | 2121 | 2701 | 2389 | 2002 | 1666 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:42PM1.22m | 3:09AM1.08m | 3:24PM1.20m | 3:54AM1.07m | 4:09PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01PM0.22m | 9:06AM0.23m | 9:45PM0.23m | 9:53AM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
754 | 558 | 462 | 413 | 640 | 632 | 554 | 419 | 376 | 366 | 429 | 737 | 1203 | 1729 | 2121 | 2701 | 2389 | 2002 | 1666 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 19 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
17 | 17 | 16 | 115 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 135 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 12 | SE 14 | SE 14 | N 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | ESE 11 | SE 13 | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 13 | 7 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | S 4 | S 6 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 |
16 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 92 | — | — | — | 12 | 24 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 75 | 135 | 144 | 193 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 87 | 101 | 101 | 87 |
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