Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (18 Jun):
- 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) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 9PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 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 night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 700 | 383 | 446 | 433 | 576 | 2262 | 2907 | 3085 | 2344 | 1788 | 1263 | 886 | 711 | 581 | 439 | 359 | 236 | 186 | 85 | 80 | 159 | 165 | 160 | 145 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:55PM1.59m | 8:32AM1.40m | 8:54PM1.54m | 9:26AM1.39m | 9:52PM1.48m | 10:19AM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:41PM-0.08m | 2:29AM-0.07m | 2:39PM-0.09m | 3:24AM-0.08m | 3:37PM-0.07m | 4:18AM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — |
 | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 10 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 700 | 383 | 446 | 433 | 537 | 2262 | 2907 | 3085 | 2344 | 1788 | 1263 | 886 | 711 | 581 | 439 | 359 | 236 | 186 | 85 | 49 | 159 | 165 | 160 | 145 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | E 20 | E 20 | 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 | SSW 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 261 | 216 | 287 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 52 | 44 | 42 | 56 | 38 | 51 | 50 | 80 | 48 | 47 | 24 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | NE 15 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NE 9 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 12 | 12 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 52 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | W 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | — | 576 | — | — | — | — | 48 | 24 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 38 | 28 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 75 | 75 | 28 | 28 | 15 | 0 | 38 | 67 |
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