Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (12 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 9PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 236 | 217 | 198 | 153 | 144 | 133 | 100 | 67 | 87 | 163 | 119 | 77 | 73 | 46 | 31 | 31 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 52 | 49 | 72 | 69 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:41PM1.53m | 3:16AM1.36m | 3:37PM1.57m | 4:16AM1.36m | 4:35PM1.59m | 5:15AM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:59PM0.03m | 9:20AM0.03m | 9:59PM0.01m | 10:21AM-0.01m | 11:03PM-0.01m | 11:21AM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
 | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 236 | 217 | 198 | 153 | 144 | 133 | 100 | 66 | 65 | 163 | 119 | 77 | 73 | 19 | 27 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 21 | 49 | 72 | 69 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 143 | 119 | 123 | 123 | 94 | 92 | 69 | 67 | 46 | 45 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 52 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | S 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SW 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 20 |
| kJ | — | 87 | 88 | 43 | 81 | 56 | 44 | 55 | 87 | 20 | 10 | 25 | 28 | 46 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 2 | N 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 2 | N 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 5 | 28 | 28 | 38 | 56 |
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