
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 9AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
902 | 1018 | 933 | 824 | 700 | 383 | 383 | 371 | 537 | 1881 | 2907 | 3085 | 2344 | 1609 | 1123 | 886 | 711 | 499 | 371 | 299 | 236 | 177 | 85 | 188 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:35AM1.40m | 7:55PM1.59m | 8:32AM1.40m | 8:54PM1.54m | 9:26AM1.39m | 9:52PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:32AM-0.05m | 1:41PM-0.08m | 2:29AM-0.07m | 2:39PM-0.09m | 3:24AM-0.08m | 3:37PM-0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | |
— | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 |
902 | 1018 | 933 | 824 | 700 | 383 | 383 | 371 | 537 | 1881 | 2907 | 3085 | 2344 | 1609 | 1123 | 886 | 711 | 499 | 371 | 299 | 236 | 177 | 85 | 188 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 | SSE 5 | E 19 | E 19 | ENE 18 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 261 | 216 | 287 | 319 | 62 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 52 | 44 | 43 | 56 | 53 | 37 | 50 | 49 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | — | — | S 13 | NE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | E 20 | E 20 | — | — | NE 15 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 16 | S 10 |
14 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 83 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
— | — | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 87 | 15 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 75 | 28 | 28 |
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