Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (22 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 10PM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thu 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 165 | 1719 | 3807 | 4133 | 3143 | 2263 | 1709 | 1178 | 975 | 711 | 582 | 468 | 439 | 432 | 402 | 355 | 290 | 232 | 236 | 989 | 999 | 878 | 766 | 778 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 11:40PM1.37m | 12:04PM1.34m | 00:30AM1.33m | 12:56PM1.33m | 1:18AM1.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31PM0.02m | 5:57AM0.04m | 6:24PM0.08m | 6:43AM0.11m | 7:15PM0.15m | 7:28AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — |
 | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 13 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 165 | 1719 | 3807 | 4133 | 3143 | 2263 | 1709 | 1178 | 975 | 711 | 582 | 468 | 439 | 432 | 402 | 355 | 290 | 232 | 236 | 187 | 999 | 878 | 766 | 778 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — |
| kJ | 99 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 147 | 113 | 102 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 114 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | — | — | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 27 | 49 | 97 | 168 | 194 | 259 | 289 | 452 | 989 | 1709 | — | — | 249 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 87 | 87 | 28 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 87 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 101 |
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