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Christmas Bay surf Forecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 19 Apr 2024 NZST
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Christmas Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is 15.1°C (Statistics for 19 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 16.0 °C max: 17.0 °C min: 14.8 °C)
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Christmas Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is 15.1°C (Statistics for 19 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 16.0 °C max: 17.0 °C min: 14.8 °C)


How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 12PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (19 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s

Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Wairarapa

  1. Clean small surf early morning but the NE breeze increased an hour or so earlier than forecast. Most of the SSW swell is going past so only waist to chest high waves.

    Ocean Beach, 144 km away
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Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
S
0.8
SSW
0.8
S
0.8
S
1.1
S
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
S
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.3
SSW
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)14141414141414141313121212111091011111413131314141414141313131414131212121414131313131415161615141414141414131177147
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)660521425419331331281261181176157119119121106631391461464474584514584654924853953222573128921178106578752843933748737735035634535641146842962046244936629727621019213710045414157
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
SW
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
5
NW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
E
10
SE
5
SSE
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
20
SSW
25
S
15
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
W
5
S
5
NE
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offglassonononcrosscross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:59PM
1.13
2:13AM
1.20
2:45PM
1.11
2:57AM
1.17
3:29PM
1.11
3:41AM
1.16
4:12PM
1.13
4:27AM
1.15
4:56PM
1.15
5:15AM
1.16
5:42PM
1.18
6:04AM
1.17
6:28PM
1.22
6:55AM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:42AM
0.16
8:04PM
0.20
8:22AM
0.21
8:51PM
0.24
9:05AM
0.27
9:39PM
0.27
9:51AM
0.32
10:27PM
0.31
10:43AM
0.36
11:16PM
0.34
11:34AM
0.38
12:06AM
0.35
12:23PM
0.38
12:58AM
0.33
1:09PM
0.36
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sunrise6:48-------6:50-------6:50-------6:52-------6:52-------6:54-------6:56-------6:56---
Sunset--5:37-------5:36-------5:35-------5:32-------5:31-------5:30-------5:29-------5:28-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151717151513111113141514141211121315151413121110121615121010101014181915141313131417171513131211131719171616151517212219
Feels °C (?)111514131311991213131213111011131513131311971012108776681314109789111616151098781215131312111114191917

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