Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (13 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 10PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 87 | 166 | 119 | 77 | 73 | 46 | 31 | 31 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 52 | 49 | 72 | 69 | 43 | 43 | 66 | 42 | 56 | 58 | 104 | 167 | 172 |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:37PM1.57m | 4:16AM1.36m | 4:35PM1.59m | 5:15AM1.35m | 5:35PM1.58m | 6:14AM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:59PM0.01m | 10:21AM-0.01m | 11:03PM-0.01m | 11:21AM-0.06m | 00:07AM-0.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
 | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 |
| kJ | 65 | 166 | 119 | 77 | 73 | 30 | 27 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 52 | 49 | 72 | 69 | 43 | 43 | 66 | 42 | 56 | 58 | 104 | 167 | 172 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | ESE 14 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | S 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 46 | 45 | 25 | 9 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 36 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SW 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 20 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 87 | — | 10 | 25 | — | 46 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 30 | 30 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | NW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 38 | 29 | 29 | 5 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 15 | 0 | 75 | 0 |
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