
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (28 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 8AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (28 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wed 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
739 | 1162 | 1016 | 775 | 666 | 530 | 468 | 476 | 505 | 524 | 514 | 486 | 452 | 899 | 2624 | 2950 | 2768 | 2633 | 2413 | 2147 | 1721 | 1469 | 1246 | 1042 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:42AM1.19m | 4:01PM1.30m | 4:28AM1.16m | 4:43PM1.28m | 5:13AM1.13m | 5:26PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43AM0.34m | 10:27PM0.33m | 10:30AM0.35m | 11:14PM0.34m | 11:15AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | |
— | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | 4:57 | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
730 | 730 | 730 | 666 | 666 | 530 | 468 | 476 | 505 | 524 | 514 | 486 | 452 | 386 | 2624 | 2950 | 2768 | 2633 | 2413 | 2147 | 1721 | 1469 | 1246 | 1042 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | S 18 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
247 | 181 | 1016 | 775 | 622 | 401 | 307 | 280 | 210 | 186 | 126 | 91 | 329 | 899 | 327 | 371 | 369 | 369 | 354 | 339 | 327 | 334 | 301 | 305 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
739 | 1162 | 126 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | 28 | 29 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
294 | — | 154 | 120 | 92 | 110 | 101 | 97 | 106 | 90 | 97 | 122 | 109 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 138 | 138 | 159 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 234 | 134 | 193 | 134 | 193 | 234 | 234 | 103 | 87 | 2 | 87 | 15 | 87 | 87 | 28 |
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