Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (14 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 11PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
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 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 86 | 87 | 121 | 113 | 147 | 145 | 127 | 121 | 119 | 85 | 83 | 75 | 138 | 303 | 219 | 97 | 92 | 75 | 66 | 132 | 113 | 150 | 423 | 417 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:59PM1.56m | 4:38AM1.40m | 4:57PM1.61m | 5:37AM1.41m | 5:56PM1.64m | 6:36AM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22PM0.07m | 10:45AM0.07m | 11:26PM0.03m | 11:45AM0.01m | 00:30AM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
 | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 86 | 39 | 121 | 113 | 147 | 145 | 127 | 121 | 119 | 85 | 83 | 75 | 138 | 181 | 154 | 59 | 92 | 75 | 66 | 132 | 113 | 118 | 423 | 417 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 13 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 70 | 87 | 40 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 27 | 42 | 23 | 23 | 42 | 60 | 30 | 110 | 69 | 11 | 56 | 55 | 46 | 38 | 104 | 150 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | S 16 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 10 | E 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | E 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 9 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 16 | 24 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 40 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 89 | 303 | 219 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 16 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 101 | 98 | 0 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 135 | 135 | 0 |
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