
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 10AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
175 | 286 | 287 | 278 | 259 | 205 | 191 | 234 | 292 | 772 | 893 | 684 | 573 | 437 | 326 | 246 | 162 | 380 | 358 | 1259 | 1825 | 3019 | 5076 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:31AM1.30m | 10:54PM1.23m | 11:15AM1.27m | 11:35PM1.19m | 11:58AM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:23AM0.23m | 5:00PM0.19m | 5:06AM0.23m | 5:43PM0.18m | 5:46AM0.23m | 6:22PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ESE 11 | SSW 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 |
175 | 286 | 287 | 278 | 259 | 205 | 179 | 224 | 205 | 772 | 893 | 684 | 573 | 437 | 326 | 246 | 162 | 79 | 152 | 46 | 30 | 38 | 30 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 8 | SE 11 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 11 | ENE 11 |
18 | 31 | 27 | 18 | 16 | 85 | 191 | 234 | 292 | 202 | 195 | 179 | 123 | 123 | 126 | 82 | 81 | 15 | 58 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 6 | SSW 19 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 11 | NE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — |
31 | 41 | 90 | 85 | 51 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 123 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 5 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | SW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 12 |
— | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 380 | 358 | 1259 | 1825 | 3019 | 5076 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 98 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 135 | 161 | 161 | 189 | 125 | 98 | 186 | 335 | 98 |
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