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Christmas Bay Surf Photo: 'Christmas Bay blown flat' by Rob Davies

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NNW	NNW	SSW	NE
	15 s	cross- off	3 s	15 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 October at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Christmas Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NNW	NNW	SSW	NE
	14 s	cross- off	3 s	14 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 October at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Christmas Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	N	N	SSW	NE
	14 s	cross- off	3 s	14 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 October at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Christmas Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NNW	N	SSW	ENE
	13 s	cross- off	3 s	13 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 October at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Christmas Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NW	NNW	SSW	NE
	12 s	cross- off	4 s	12 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 October at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Christmas Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NW	NW	SSW	NE
	4 s	off	4 s	12 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 October at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Christmas Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NW	NW	SSW	NE
	5 s	off	5 s	11 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 October at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Christmas Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NW	NW	SSW	SSW
	5 s	off	5 s	11 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 October at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Christmas Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	WNW	NW	SSW	SSW
	5 s	off	5 s	11 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 October at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Christmas Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	WNW	WNW	SSW	SSW
	6 s	off	6 s	11 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 October at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Christmas Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	WNW	WNW	SSW	SW
	6 s	off	6 s	11 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 October at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Christmas Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	WNW	WNW	SSW	SW
	5 s	off	5 s	11 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 October at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Christmas Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	WNW	WNW	SSW	SW
	6 s	off	6 s	10 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 October at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Christmas Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	WNW	WNW	SSW	SW
	6 s	off	6 s	10 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 October at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Christmas Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	WNW	WNW	SSW	SW
	6 s	off	6 s	10 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 October at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Christmas Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	WNW	WNW	SSW	SW
	5 s	off	5 s	10 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 October at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Christmas Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	WNW	WNW	SW	SSW
	5 s	off	5 s	17 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 October at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Christmas Bay around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 23 minutes before low water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.5m (1.6 ft). Range 1.78m (5.8 ft). Toggle tide graph

user: Rob Davies (1334 photos)
photo taken at: 11:30 am 21 Oct 2013

Christmas Bay blown flat

New Zealand | Christmas Bay

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There was no escape from the NW gale at Christmas Bay and the wind had just about hammered the swell flat too.

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