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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
15.4° 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 3AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
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 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | |
303 | 432 | 1074 | 1643 | 1799 | 1546 | 1113 | 892 | 690 | 636 | 529 | 403 | 308 | 233 | 103 | 72 | 99 | 64 | 48 | 49 | 46 | 45 | 29 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 1:15AM1.39m | 1:42PM1.27m | 2:07AM1.34m | 2:37PM1.26m | 2:59AM1.30m | 3:28PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:00PM-0.03m | 7:28AM0.00m | 7:54PM0.02m | 8:17AM0.08m | 8:49PM0.08m | 9:07AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | |
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Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
303 | 432 | 1074 | 1643 | 1799 | 1546 | 1113 | 892 | 690 | 636 | 529 | 403 | 308 | 233 | 103 | 72 | 99 | 64 | 48 | 49 | 46 | 45 | 29 | 28 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 15 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 82 | 51 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 23 | ENE 3 | S 22 | SE 12 | S 20 | NE 5 | SE 11 |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 2 |
1 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 5 |
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