Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 2AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 448 | 828 | 583 | 989 | 1262 | 1941 | 1781 | 1367 | 1329 | 871 | 843 | 918 | 778 | 643 | 543 | 533 | 449 |
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 | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:20PM1.29m | 11:40AM1.40m | 00:09AM1.31m | 12:32PM1.45m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37AM0.09m | 6:03PM0.06m | 6:24AM0.05m | 6:54PM0.02m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 448 | 828 | 583 | 989 | 1262 | 1941 | 1781 | 1367 | 1329 | 871 | 843 | 918 | 778 | 643 | 543 | 533 | 449 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | E 13 | S 19 |
| kJ | 290 | 245 | 284 | 240 | 448 | 319 | 268 | 220 | 104 | 259 | 246 | 16 | 24 | 85 | 42 | 3 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | S 18 | S 17 | SSE 10 | S 10 | NE 16 | — | — | NE 15 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | E 14 | E 13 | NE 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 346 | 106 | 481 | 245 | 290 | 10 | — | — | 8 | 75 | 84 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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