
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 5AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the S by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
317 | 346 | 362 | 559 | 435 | 378 | 407 | 458 | 444 | 431 | 538 | 623 | 732 | 732 | 841 | 2174 | 1778 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:19AM1.18m | 2:41PM1.29m | 3:05AM1.14m | 3:22PM1.26m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18PM0.25m | 8:21AM0.28m | 9:02PM0.27m | 9:04AM0.29m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | SE 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 13 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 |
127 | 119 | 226 | 327 | 291 | 259 | 221 | 186 | 186 | 164 | 538 | 209 | 285 | 732 | 841 | 983 | 1778 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 11 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SW 13 | SE 10 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 |
206 | 198 | 114 | 220 | 214 | 211 | 407 | 458 | 444 | 431 | 159 | 623 | 732 | 42 | 35 | 308 | 32 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 11 | E 10 | E 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | — |
9 | 51 | 50 | 112 | 106 | 150 | 39 | 31 | 29 | 37 | 38 | 18 | 22 | 14 | 26 | 25 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 13 | — |
317 | 346 | 362 | 559 | 435 | 378 | 327 | 290 | 110 | 64 | 243 | 376 | 442 | 355 | 355 | 2174 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 98 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 98 | 98 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 98 | 98 | 2 |
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