
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 1PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | S 9 | SSW 10 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
146 | 95 | 283 | 201 | 176 | 169 | 184 | 256 | 344 | 301 | 356 | 347 | 437 | 224 | 743 | 528 | 1306 | 2373 | 2181 | 3416 | 1832 | 1673 | 1494 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:11AM1.52m | 8:50PM1.37m | 9:06AM1.56m | 9:45PM1.39m | 10:01AM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:07AM0.15m | 2:45PM0.07m | 3:00AM0.08m | 3:42PM0.00m | 3:53AM0.02m | 4:37PM-0.05m | |||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 10 | E 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 |
146 | 43 | 283 | 201 | 176 | 169 | 184 | 256 | 344 | 301 | 356 | 347 | 437 | 224 | 347 | 416 | 365 | 1508 | 4 | 2092 | 1832 | 1673 | 1494 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SE 13 | S 12 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 11 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 18 | S 17 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | E 14 | SSW 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 |
8 | 65 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 36 | 12 | 46 | 34 | 99 | 217 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 237 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SSW 17 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 6 | SE 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 14 | — | NE 15 | — | — | — |
8 | 95 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | — | 8 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 6 | — | W 2 | W 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | S 9 | SSW 10 | S 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — |
9 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 77 | — | 1 | 7 | 74 | 743 | 528 | 1306 | 2373 | 2181 | 3416 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 135 | 135 | 135 | 144 | 193 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 193 | 103 | 0 | 87 | 15 | 257 | 285 | 101 | 189 | 2 | 98 | 98 | 122 | 2 | 0 |
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