Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (29 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 6AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun night, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 520 | 476 | 505 | 524 | 514 | 486 | 400 | 759 | 1739 | 2492 | 2600 | 2147 | 2506 | 2175 | 1902 | 1632 | 1392 | 1175 | 999 | 818 | 683 | 633 | 504 | 324 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:28AM1.16m | 4:43PM1.28m | 5:13AM1.13m | 5:26PM1.25m | 5:58AM1.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:27PM0.33m | 10:30AM0.35m | 11:14PM0.34m | 11:15AM0.34m | 00:03AM0.32m | 11:59AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | E 10 |
| kJ | 520 | 476 | 505 | 524 | 514 | 486 | 400 | 327 | 1739 | 2492 | 2600 | 2147 | 2506 | 2175 | 1902 | 1632 | 1392 | 1175 | 999 | 818 | 683 | 633 | 504 | 262 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 |
| kJ | 307 | 280 | 210 | 186 | 126 | 91 | 329 | 759 | 156 | 273 | 312 | 361 | 306 | 307 | 354 | 288 | 301 | 312 | 318 | 325 | 325 | 273 | 268 | 324 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 18 | 17 | 279 | 101 | 64 | 893 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 184 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 101 | 83 | 74 | 67 | 117 | 150 | 160 | 172 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 234 | 234 | 234 | 138 | 193 | 193 | 110 | 103 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
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