Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 8PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 461 | 433 | 411 | 475 | 732 | 224 | 271 | 274 | 219 | 254 | 179 | 197 | 147 | 113 | 117 | 132 | 337 | 554 | 613 | 1090 | 1114 | 470 | 845 | 1198 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:14AM1.09m | 8:27PM1.17m | 8:57AM1.11m | 9:16PM1.18m | 9:41AM1.15m | 10:04PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10PM0.22m | 3:03AM0.19m | 2:57PM0.20m | 3:46AM0.17m | 3:45PM0.19m | 4:28AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 |
 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSE 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 461 | 433 | 411 | 475 | 478 | 224 | 165 | 274 | 219 | 254 | 179 | 197 | 147 | 113 | 117 | 132 | 27 | 60 | 61 | 807 | 807 | 470 | 88 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 6 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ENE 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 159 | 159 | 125 | 111 | 131 | 100 | 100 | 113 | 123 | 9 | 37 | 72 | 114 | 116 | 320 | 99 | 89 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 21 | SW 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 143 | 117 | 103 | 114 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | N 4 | — | ENE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NW 3 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | 732 | 150 | 271 | 533 | 498 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | 59 | 337 | 554 | 613 | 1090 | 1114 | — | 845 | 1198 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 5 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 87 | 191 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 135 | 159 | 98 | 101 | 87 | 87 | 98 | 29 | 56 |
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