
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 12PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.0m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1905 | 1565 | 1412 | 970 | 802 | 1157 | 2176 | 3623 | 5108 | 4922 | 4833 | 3201 | 5111 | 5131 | 4638 | 3244 | 2471 | 2021 | 1960 | 1644 | 1234 | 1306 | 1070 | 998 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:10AM1.26m | 11:38PM1.27m | 11:59AM1.33m | 00:27AM1.31m | 12:51PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:12AM0.15m | 5:24PM0.15m | 5:56AM0.13m | 6:15PM0.13m | 6:41AM0.11m | 7:07PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:02 | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 17 | E 11 | — | ESE 11 | SSW 21 | — | SSW 14 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
1905 | 1565 | 1412 | 970 | 802 | 802 | 851 | 783 | 57 | 883 | — | 1599 | 45 | — | 147 | 3244 | 2471 | 2021 | 1960 | 1644 | 1234 | 1306 | 1070 | 998 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 20 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 |
105 | 90 | 102 | 96 | 7 | 55 | 61 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | 143 | 178 | 95 | 300 | 168 | 157 | 147 | 250 | 68 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 21 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
116 | 108 | 9 | 16 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | 204 | 102 | 195 | 249 | 212 | 162 | 124 | 80 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 |
— | — | 108 | 381 | 645 | 1157 | 2176 | 3623 | 5108 | 4922 | 4833 | 3201 | 5111 | 5131 | 4638 | 471 | 437 | 418 | 258 | 181 | 163 | 145 | 193 | 96 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 67 | 67 | 138 | 157 | 138 | 138 | 161 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 309 | 286 | 286 | 286 | 276 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 |
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