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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
13.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 5PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 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 Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | |
948 | 833 | 833 | 628 | 529 | 246 | 170 | 98 | 97 | 69 | 72 | 74 | 123 | 99 | 108 | 108 | 114 | 41 | 150 | 278 | 434 | 493 | 504 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 4:36PM1.31m | 5:01AM1.20m | 5:21PM1.31m | 5:47AM1.18m | 6:05PM1.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:18AM0.34m | 11:00PM0.33m | 11:07AM0.37m | 11:49PM0.35m | 11:53AM0.37m | 00:38AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | |
— | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | |
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Temp °C | 9 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
6 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
948 | 833 | 833 | 628 | 529 | 246 | 170 | 96 | 92 | 69 | 72 | 49 | 123 | 99 | 108 | 108 | 114 | 126 | 39 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | SW 15 | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 150 | 100 | 98 | 97 | 69 | 47 | 41 | 49 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 42 | 41 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — |
6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 49 | 27 | 13 | 16 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 |
— | 4 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 14 | 35 | 74 | 253 | 200 | 269 | 200 | 225 | 269 | 150 | 278 | 434 | 493 | 504 | 679 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 28 | 28 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 56 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 5 | 29 | 87 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 87 |
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