
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 3AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
1306 | 1306 | 1137 | 1011 | 953 | 909 | 834 | 718 | 706 | 624 | 589 | 514 | 505 | 422 | 383 | 370 | 314 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:35AM1.08m | 4:46PM1.21m | 5:20AM1.07m | 5:31PM1.18m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:32PM0.29m | 10:35AM0.27m | 11:21PM0.28m | 11:21AM0.25m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
1306 | 1306 | 1137 | 1011 | 953 | 909 | 834 | 718 | 706 | 624 | 589 | 514 | 505 | 422 | 383 | 370 | 314 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
42 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 42 | 79 | 101 | 229 | 188 | 174 | 121 | 120 | 77 | 71 | 70 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — |
— | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 11 | 62 | 43 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 56 |
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