Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (14 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 5PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 123 | 90 | 86 | 87 | 121 | 113 | 147 | 145 | 127 | 121 | 119 | 85 | 83 | 75 | 137 | 199 | 167 | 132 | 113 | 146 | 149 | 127 | 126 | 209 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:59PM1.56m | 4:38AM1.40m | 4:57PM1.61m | 5:37AM1.41m | 5:56PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43AM0.11m | 10:22PM0.07m | 10:45AM0.07m | 11:26PM0.03m | 11:45AM0.01m | 00:30AM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 |
 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 123 | 90 | 86 | 39 | 121 | 113 | 147 | 145 | 127 | 121 | 119 | 85 | 83 | 75 | 137 | 108 | 68 | 58 | 30 | 146 | 149 | 127 | 126 | 115 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 96 | 82 | 70 | 87 | 40 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 27 | 59 | 23 | 23 | 43 | 59 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 39 | 71 | 106 | 209 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | S 16 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 10 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SE 11 | S 10 | E 14 | E 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 28 | 15 | — | 21 | 21 | 22 | 40 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 2 | WSW 3 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 130 | 199 | 167 | 132 | 113 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 101 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 135 |
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