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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
13.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (02 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 8AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 Jun) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thursday 4 | Fri 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | |
767 | 20 | 17 | 1684 | 1147 | 1154 | 999 | 726 | 448 | 346 | 346 | 281 | 275 | 235 | 231 | 175 | 142 | 133 | 94 | 92 | 70 | 99 | 24 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:34AM1.16m | 6:48PM1.26m | 7:20AM1.14m | 7:30PM1.23m | 8:04AM1.13m | 8:13PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:38AM0.35m | 12:36PM0.36m | 1:26AM0.32m | 1:18PM0.33m | 2:11AM0.28m | 2:00PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | |
— | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 | |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 1147 | 1154 | 999 | 726 | 448 | 346 | 346 | 281 | 275 | 235 | 231 | 175 | 142 | 133 | 94 | 92 | 70 | 99 | 24 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | NE 9 | ENE 8 |
8 | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 60 | 58 | 55 | 30 | 73 | 78 | 64 | 58 | 54 | 52 | 32 | 37 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | NE 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 4 | S 16 | SSW 5 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 2 | NE 9 | N 2 | NNW 2 |
767 | 989 | 1251 | 1684 | 1970 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 230 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 101 | 157 | 101 | 101 | 38 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 38 |
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