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) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 8AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 13). 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) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, near gales from the SSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | NE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
135 | 156 | 67 | 67 | 69 | 37 | 91 | 120 | 148 | 128 | 108 | 128 | 149 | 147 | 166 | 191 | 410 | 445 | 530 | 463 | 463 | 413 | 366 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:54AM1.29m | 5:16PM1.47m | 5:52AM1.29m | 6:15PM1.43m | 6:49AM1.30m | 7:13PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:01AM-0.09m | 11:43PM0.00m | 12:00PM-0.08m | 00:43AM0.02m | 12:59PM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
135 | 61 | 67 | 65 | 39 | 37 | 21 | 120 | 148 | 128 | 108 | 128 | 11 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 308 | 445 | 530 | 463 | 463 | 413 | 366 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
44 | 90 | 47 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 22 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 31 | 60 | 96 | 83 | 82 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SSE 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 14 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | E 11 | S 18 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 14 |
8 | 47 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 20 | 35 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
61 | 156 | 67 | 67 | 69 | 91 | 91 | 258 | 240 | 258 | — | 266 | 149 | 147 | 166 | 191 | 410 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 15 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 95 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 56 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 2 |
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