
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 4AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
161 | 140 | 113 | 243 | 276 | 274 | 332 | 449 | 589 | 713 | 422 | 1251 | 958 | 958 | 1770 | 1544 | 3230 | 3330 | 2432 | 1954 | 1461 | 1379 | 1424 | 1015 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:16PM1.18m | 9:41AM1.15m | 10:04PM1.20m | 10:24AM1.20m | 10:51PM1.23m | 11:10AM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46AM0.17m | 3:45PM0.19m | 4:28AM0.16m | 4:34PM0.17m | 5:12AM0.15m | 5:24PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 |
161 | 140 | 103 | 243 | 276 | 274 | 332 | 449 | 589 | 417 | 422 | 880 | 958 | 958 | 1124 | 146 | 147 | 120 | 2432 | 1954 | 1461 | 1379 | 1424 | 1015 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 14 | S 21 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | S 15 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 9 |
128 | 131 | 113 | 7 | 33 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 28 | 244 | 246 | 114 | 111 | 137 | 132 | 79 | 112 | — | 115 | 108 | 102 | 96 | 62 | 328 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | SW 14 | S 21 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | SW 20 | S 20 | — |
4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 37 | 72 | 117 | 103 | 116 | 116 | 89 | 85 | 85 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 16 | 7 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 2 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 |
— | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 334 | 713 | 513 | 1251 | — | — | 1770 | 1544 | 3230 | 3330 | 290 | 371 | 408 | 303 | 422 | 706 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 67 | 75 | 157 | 135 | 56 | 56 | 29 | 98 | 98 | 56 | 56 | 67 | 2 | 56 | 1 | 2 | 77 | 135 | 67 | 135 | 2 | 2 |
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