
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (07 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 11PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 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 63mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue night, near gales from the S by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1488 | 1725 | 2021 | 2548 | 2848 | 1967 | 1730 | 1160 | 1161 | 1417 | 2507 | 3640 | 4212 | 4480 | 5108 | 5124 | 3258 | 5164 | 4040 | 3238 | 3023 | 2282 | 2083 | 1873 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:51PM1.23m | 11:10AM1.26m | 11:38PM1.27m | 11:59AM1.33m | 00:27AM1.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34PM0.17m | 5:12AM0.15m | 5:24PM0.15m | 5:56AM0.13m | 6:15PM0.13m | 6:41AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | |
5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | ESE 11 | — | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
1212 | 113 | 82 | 2078 | 2293 | 1967 | 1730 | 1160 | 1161 | 882 | 759 | 774 | 759 | 774 | — | — | 1752 | — | 74 | 143 | 139 | 2282 | 2083 | 1873 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | S 22 | — | — | SSW 19 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
132 | 79 | 112 | 88 | 116 | 108 | 102 | 66 | 7 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 57 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 73 | — | 125 | 127 | 173 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | — | — | SSW 14 | — | — | S 21 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | — |
84 | — | — | 120 | — | — | 9 | 16 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 102 | 101 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
1488 | 1725 | 2021 | 2548 | 2848 | 97 | 97 | 604 | 874 | 1417 | 2507 | 3640 | 4212 | 4480 | 5108 | 5124 | 3258 | 5164 | 4040 | 3238 | 3023 | 608 | 569 | 381 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 101 | 56 | 77 | 77 | 67 | 77 | 135 | 138 | 138 | 157 | 208 | 169 | 227 | 227 | 316 | 309 | 286 | 309 | 286 | 227 | 276 | 101 | 234 |
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