Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 5PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 3.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu morning, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4818 | 4940 | 3168 | 2806 | 3862 | 3589 | 2537 | 2159 | 1838 | 1367 | 1053 | 1207 | 981 | 1027 | 804 | 756 | 529 | 518 | 442 | 443 | 421 | 375 | 284 | 265 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 11:59AM1.33m | 00:27AM1.31m | 12:51PM1.40m | 1:19AM1.33m | 1:45PM1.47m | 2:16AM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:15PM0.13m | 6:41AM0.11m | 7:07PM0.10m | 7:30AM0.09m | 8:02PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 |
 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 84 | 115 | 3168 | 2806 | 147 | 143 | 2537 | 2159 | 1838 | 1367 | 1053 | 1207 | 981 | 850 | 804 | 756 | 529 | 518 | 442 | 336 | 336 | 271 | 271 | 232 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 22 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | 45 | 109 | 158 | 74 | 72 | 181 | 173 | 176 | 173 | 157 | 147 | 137 | 123 | 115 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 318 | 443 | 421 | 375 | 284 | 265 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 22 | S 21 | SSW 15 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 10 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 283 | 261 | 174 | — | 209 | 162 | 124 | 9 | 35 | 76 | 190 | 235 | 31 | — | 37 | 28 | 28 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4818 | 4940 | 1197 | 1134 | 3862 | 3589 | 579 | 507 | 234 | 186 | 177 | — | — | 1027 | 74 | 104 | 66 | 64 | 39 | 37 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 227 | 227 | 316 | 286 | 286 | 286 | 257 | 101 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 101 | 101 | 2 | 2 | 75 | 77 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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