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Christmas Bay surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
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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
13.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 7PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 31). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | |
92 | 71 | 67 | 47 | 123 | 124 | 150 | 117 | 42 | 150 | 183 | 384 | 538 | 749 | 723 | 19 | 1012 | 817 | 660 | 748 | 684 | 14 | 412 | 261 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:21PM1.31m | 5:47AM1.18m | 6:05PM1.29m | 6:34AM1.16m | 6:48PM1.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:07AM0.37m | 11:49PM0.35m | 11:53AM0.37m | 00:38AM0.35m | 12:36PM0.36m | 1:26AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | |
— | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 |
92 | 71 | 67 | 47 | 123 | 124 | 150 | 117 | 129 | 150 | 183 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 723 | 924 | 1012 | 817 | 660 | 748 | 684 | 522 | 412 | 261 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 14 |
70 | 68 | 47 | 24 | 32 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 2 | 2 | — | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 36 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | SW 12 | SSW 11 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 29 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 |
15 | 23 | 39 | 120 | 253 | 241 | 262 | 231 | 277 | 285 | 385 | 384 | 538 | 749 | 1503 | 1985 | 2033 | 1508 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 29 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 38 | 87 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 87 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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