Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 12AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1221 | 1421 | 4363 | 3340 | 5328 | 6212 | 6143 | 7384 | 4691 | 4336 | 3922 | 3177 | 2775 | 2436 | 1863 | 4030 | 3127 | 2578 | 2097 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:39PM1.22m | 8:03AM1.24m | 8:33PM1.24m | 8:53AM1.31m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:23PM0.17m | 2:05AM0.20m | 2:21PM0.15m | 2:54AM0.17m | 3:17PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 13 | NE 9 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 1221 | 1421 | 2615 | 12 | 3267 | 2862 | 3094 | 4146 | 4691 | 4336 | 3922 | 3177 | 2775 | 2436 | 1491 | 4030 | 3127 | 2578 | 2097 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | NE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 12 | — | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 154 | 758 | 1863 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | SE 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 21 | 17 | 4363 | 3340 | 5328 | 6212 | 6143 | 7384 | — | — | 12 | 34 | 34 | — | 11 | 24 | 20 | 26 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 404 | 2 | 189 | 98 | 77 | 77 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 135 | 135 |
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