
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 2PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 12 | SE 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | 27 | 45 | 93 | 203 | 133 | 220 | 414 | 501 | 454 | 634 | 346 | 407 | 458 | 444 | 454 | 538 | 623 | 633 | 745 | 894 | 2000 | 2056 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:32AM1.22m | 1:59PM1.30m | 2:19AM1.18m | 2:41PM1.29m | 3:05AM1.14m | 3:22PM1.26m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:39AM0.25m | 8:18PM0.25m | 8:21AM0.28m | 9:02PM0.27m | 9:04AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 8 | SE 14 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
30 | 46 | 49 | 93 | 203 | 127 | 127 | 119 | 226 | 220 | 396 | 208 | 294 | 221 | 191 | 186 | 209 | 623 | 633 | 745 | 894 | 2000 | 2056 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | SE 13 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 14 | E 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 |
20 | 24 | 45 | 27 | 147 | 133 | 206 | 198 | 114 | 112 | 214 | 153 | 407 | 458 | 444 | 454 | 538 | 25 | 34 | 16 | 101 | 25 | 32 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 18 | SSW 17 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 9 | SE 10 | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | — |
26 | 27 | 27 | 49 | 59 | 28 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 47 | 106 | 41 | 38 | 31 | 30 | 23 | 24 | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | SW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 91 | 220 | 414 | 501 | 454 | 634 | 346 | 388 | 327 | 120 | 276 | 416 | 403 | 488 | 435 | 381 | 181 | 118 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 138 | 169 | 98 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 98 | 98 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 |
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