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Christmas Bay surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
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Christmas Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
15.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 9AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | |
529 | 403 | 305 | 233 | 103 | 72 | 99 | 68 | 51 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 29 | 19 | 72 | 104 | 201 | 141 | 270 | 319 | 400 | 1922 | 2502 | 2117 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 2:07AM1.34m | 2:37PM1.26m | 2:59AM1.30m | 3:28PM1.26m | 3:50AM1.26m | 4:18PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17AM0.08m | 8:49PM0.08m | 9:07AM0.16m | 9:43PM0.14m | 9:58AM0.23m | 10:35PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:22 | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 |
529 | 403 | 305 | 233 | 103 | 72 | 99 | 68 | 51 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 29 | 19 | 72 | 104 | 201 | 141 | 135 | 135 | 400 | 1922 | 2502 | 2117 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | S 15 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 11 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NNE 15 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 59 | 51 | 10 | 32 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 336 | 4 | 4 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 23 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 5 | SSW 8 | SSE 11 | ENE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 15 | SE 9 | — |
— | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | SW 3 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 130 | 270 | 319 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 15 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 101 | 98 | 101 | 234 | 273 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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