
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 8AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
276 | 230 | 225 | 443 | 419 | 401 | 372 | 282 | 277 | 205 | 195 | 189 | 183 | 172 | 187 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 140 | 142 | 152 | 462 | 935 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:14AM1.10m | 3:34PM1.20m | 4:04AM1.13m | 4:26PM1.21m | 4:55AM1.17m | 5:22PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:13AM0.20m | 9:51PM0.23m | 10:08AM0.20m | 10:49PM0.25m | 11:05AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 14 | SSW 8 |
276 | 230 | 194 | 443 | 419 | 401 | 372 | 282 | 277 | 205 | 195 | 186 | 167 | 154 | 187 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 140 | 142 | 152 | 239 | 522 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 15 | S 16 | ESE 13 |
131 | 184 | 225 | 78 | 69 | 48 | 115 | 201 | 198 | 198 | 195 | 189 | 183 | 172 | 116 | 112 | 104 | 73 | 50 | 47 | 56 | 5 | 222 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 16 |
18 | 35 | 34 | 57 | 82 | 81 | 30 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 58 | 85 | 85 | 1 | 1 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | NNW 3 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | SW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 171 | 462 | 935 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 38 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 56 | 24 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 278 |
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