Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 5PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | S 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSW 23 | S 23 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 892 | 933 | 1074 | 851 | 829 | 818 | 807 | 691 | 682 | 2920 | 4577 | 4282 | 3766 | 3303 | 2702 | 2316 | 2212 | 1771 | 1512 | 1459 | 1368 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 7:12AM1.34m | 7:34PM1.50m | 8:09AM1.35m | 8:32PM1.44m | 9:03AM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19PM-0.10m | 2:05AM-0.04m | 2:17PM-0.08m | 2:59AM-0.02m | 3:16PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | S 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSW 23 | S 23 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 892 | 933 | 1074 | 851 | 829 | 818 | 807 | 691 | 682 | 2920 | 4577 | 4282 | 3766 | 3303 | 2702 | 2316 | 2212 | 1771 | 1512 | 1459 | 1368 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | ESE 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 276 | 307 | 909 | 754 | 622 | 500 | 379 | 361 | 343 | 663 | 626 | 493 | 486 | 479 | 400 | 357 | 351 | 351 | 286 | 241 | 190 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 19 | SSW 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 86 | 228 | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 210 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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