Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 5AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1568 | 1279 | 1032 | 852 | 623 | 501 | 485 | 409 | 339 | 248 | 195 | 205 | 248 | 244 | 191 | 146 | 146 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:41AM1.07m | 4:57PM1.18m | 5:30AM1.08m | 5:49PM1.18m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35PM0.24m | 10:43AM0.21m | 11:30PM0.24m | 11:34AM0.20m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 1568 | 1279 | 1032 | 852 | 623 | 501 | 485 | 409 | 339 | 248 | 195 | 205 | 248 | 244 | 191 | 146 | 146 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | — | SE 16 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 13 | — | 10 | 31 | 33 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 49 | 62 | 49 | 50 | 39 | 38 | 31 | 32 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 16 | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSW 12 | S 14 | SW 12 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 10 | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 94 | 37 | 17 | 27 | 25 | 42 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 27 | 47 | 34 | 69 | 108 | 145 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 56 | 15 | 0 | 28 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
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