
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 8AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri night, min 5°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
16 | 16 | 26 | 27 | 46 | 203 | 203 | 133 | 206 | 415 | 464 | 388 | 368 | 323 | 407 | 458 | 444 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:32AM1.22m | 1:59PM1.30m | 2:19AM1.18m | 2:41PM1.29m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34PM0.22m | 7:39AM0.25m | 8:18PM0.25m | 8:21AM0.28m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
33 | 39 | 30 | 46 | 47 | 203 | 203 | 127 | 127 | 119 | 114 | 220 | 214 | 208 | 407 | 239 | 208 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | SE 13 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | E 11 | E 10 | E 13 | SSW 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
16 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 46 | 27 | 147 | 133 | 206 | 198 | 226 | 110 | 106 | 153 | 39 | 458 | 444 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 18 | SSW 17 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
6 | 1 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 49 | 59 | 17 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 47 | 44 | 41 | 133 | 31 | 29 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | W 4 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 24 | 53 | 146 | 415 | 464 | 388 | 368 | 323 | 323 | 348 | 303 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 29 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 138 | 101 | 98 | 2 | 2 | 77 | 98 | 227 | 98 | 2 |
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