Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (24 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 3AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Mainly near gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 582 | 468 | 439 | 365 | 402 | 355 | 329 | 362 | 683 | 1003 | 1109 | 893 | 658 | 599 | 1465 | 2213 | 2322 | 2908 | 3398 | 4521 | 4986 | 3021 | 2308 | 1718 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 00:30AM1.33m | 12:56PM1.33m | 1:18AM1.29m | 1:46PM1.33m | 2:06AM1.26m | 2:34PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:24PM0.08m | 6:43AM0.11m | 7:15PM0.15m | 7:28AM0.18m | 8:05PM0.21m | 8:12AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 9 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 5 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 11 | ENE 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 582 | 468 | 439 | 365 | 402 | 355 | 290 | 229 | 184 | 187 | 154 | 893 | 658 | 599 | 516 | 427 | 318 | 325 | 338 | 310 | 419 | 3021 | 598 | 1718 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | — | ENE 10 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 111 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 706 | 643 | — | 261 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | SW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | — | S 11 | E 9 |
| kJ | 24 | 28 | 57 | 123 | 194 | 282 | 329 | 362 | 683 | 1003 | 1109 | 1488 | 336 | 373 | 1465 | 2213 | 2322 | 2908 | 3398 | 4521 | 4986 | — | 2308 | 836 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 29 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 103 | 103 | 87 | 103 | 103 | 87 | 0 | 77 | 227 | 244 | 101 | 295 | 295 | 227 | 295 | 295 | 169 | 2 | 0 |
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