Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 4AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.0m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1040 | 906 | 776 | 731 | 502 | 497 | 367 | 443 | 421 | 380 | 355 | 261 | 355 | 334 | 289 | 265 | 202 | 153 | 144 | 133 | 94 | 67 | 89 | 166 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:19AM1.33m | 1:45PM1.47m | 2:16AM1.35m | 2:41PM1.53m | 3:16AM1.36m | 3:37PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07PM0.10m | 7:30AM0.09m | 8:02PM0.06m | 8:22AM0.06m | 8:59PM0.03m | 9:20AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 13 |
| kJ | 1040 | 906 | 731 | 731 | 502 | 497 | 367 | 314 | 266 | 254 | 216 | 177 | 177 | 334 | 289 | 265 | 202 | 153 | 144 | 133 | 94 | 65 | 46 | 166 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 104 | 123 | 86 | 82 | 190 | 235 | 125 | 443 | 421 | 380 | 355 | 261 | 355 | 143 | 119 | 110 | 123 | 123 | 94 | 90 | 66 | 67 | 46 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 22 | SSW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 19 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | S 13 | N 12 |
| kJ | 80 | 9 | 47 | 129 | 40 | 39 | 318 | — | 32 | 24 | 27 | 18 | — | 7 | — | 87 | 88 | 42 | 81 | 56 | 44 | 57 | 89 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 776 | 636 | 167 | 128 | 37 | 33 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 134 | 98 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 38 | 38 | 29 |
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