Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 2PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the WNW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 953 | 909 | 834 | 718 | 706 | 624 | 589 | 514 | 505 | 422 | 383 | 314 | 314 | 259 | 251 | 205 | 158 | 151 | 114 | 85 | 60 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:46PM1.21m | 5:20AM1.07m | 5:31PM1.18m | 6:07AM1.06m | 6:19PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35AM0.27m | 11:21PM0.28m | 11:21AM0.25m | 00:12AM0.26m | 12:07PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 953 | 909 | 834 | 718 | 706 | 624 | 589 | 514 | 505 | 422 | 383 | 314 | 314 | 259 | 251 | 205 | 158 | 151 | 114 | 85 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 42 | 79 | 101 | 229 | 191 | 174 | 121 | 120 | 77 | 71 | 70 | 34 | 56 | 69 | 64 | 56 | 46 | 28 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | — | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 25 | 11 | 62 | 43 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 20 | 79 | 40 | 40 | 29 | 36 | 82 | 60 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 162 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 25 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 56 | 56 | 29 | 24 | 75 | 184 | 144 | 144 | 161 |
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