
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 4AM is: 5.0m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 18ft (5.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Wed night, light winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 18 | S 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2140 | 3733 | 4960 | 5441 | 5889 | 5739 | 5556 | 5034 | 2948 | 3580 | 2573 | 2122 | 1723 | 1314 | 1053 | 970 | 1067 | 886 | 763 | 733 | 748 | 573 | 516 | 659 | |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:38PM1.27m | 11:59AM1.33m | 00:27AM1.31m | 12:51PM1.40m | 1:19AM1.33m | 1:45PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:56AM0.13m | 6:15PM0.13m | 6:41AM0.11m | 7:07PM0.10m | 7:30AM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | |
mm | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | SSW 21 | SSW 14 | ESE 11 | SSW 13 | 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 10 |
907 | 30 | 112 | — | — | — | 45 | 316 | 2948 | 139 | 2573 | 2122 | 1723 | 1314 | 1053 | 970 | 1067 | 886 | 763 | 733 | 748 | 573 | 512 | 502 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | 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 6 | SSW 18 | S 16 |
32 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 145 | 72 | 181 | 176 | 133 | 173 | 157 | 147 | 137 | 93 | 86 | 59 | 78 | 39 | 516 | 659 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 20 | S 18 | S 6 | — |
31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | 149 | 128 | 176 | 101 | — | 209 | 162 | 162 | 80 | 47 | 75 | 194 | 240 | 28 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 9 | SE 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — |
2140 | 3733 | 4960 | 5441 | 5889 | 5739 | 5556 | 5034 | 1050 | 3580 | 428 | 422 | 294 | 230 | 177 | 89 | 80 | 88 | 340 | 67 | 53 | 57 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 309 | 169 | 250 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 316 | 309 | 316 | 278 | 276 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 98 | 101 | 98 | 2 | 2 | 101 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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