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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 9PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | SSW 16 | S 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 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | |
299 | 294 | 303 | 432 | 1074 | 1643 | 1766 | 1392 | 1113 | 892 | 690 | 636 | 529 | 403 | 313 | 233 | 103 | 72 | 99 | 64 | 51 | 48 | 46 | 45 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:47PM1.30m | 1:15AM1.39m | 1:42PM1.27m | 2:07AM1.34m | 2:37PM1.26m | 2:59AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | |
5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 |
15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | SSW 16 | S 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 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
299 | 294 | 303 | 432 | 1074 | 1643 | 1766 | 1392 | 1113 | 892 | 690 | 636 | 529 | 403 | 313 | 233 | 103 | 72 | 99 | 64 | 51 | 48 | 46 | 45 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | 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 | NE 3 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | NE 5 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 82 | 51 | 2 | 21 | 30 | 17 | 15 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 9 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 10 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | — | NE 4 | SE 12 |
— | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 4 | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 9 | NE 8 | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 |
— | — | 14 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 87 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 29 |
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