Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 6PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | NNE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 57 | 59 | 61 | 45 | 203 | 203 | 173 | 206 | 198 | 226 | 269 | 269 | 272 | 401 | 384 | 372 |
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 | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:14PM1.32m | 1:32AM1.22m | 1:59PM1.30m | 2:19AM1.18m | 2:41PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:58AM0.21m | 7:34PM0.22m | 7:39AM0.25m | 8:18PM0.25m | 8:21AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | NE 6 | S 9 | ENE 5 | ESE 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | S 6 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 57 | 59 | 61 | 33 | 203 | 203 | 173 | 61 | 154 | 114 | 220 | 214 | 208 | 401 | 208 | 176 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | S 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 12 | SE 13 | SE 17 | SE 16 | ENE 11 | SE 16 | SE 15 | E 11 | E 10 | E 13 | SSW 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 27 | 45 | 27 | 147 | 133 | 173 | 198 | 226 | 110 | 104 | 153 | 39 | 384 | 372 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | SW 8 | S 9 | S 14 | S 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SE 13 | SE 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SE 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 49 | 30 | 53 | 206 | 51 | 50 | 47 | 44 | 41 | 97 | 38 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 5 | N 3 | NE 6 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 54 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 52 | 94 | 101 | 214 | 269 | 269 | 272 | 239 | 267 | 107 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 168 | 168 | 168 | 56 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 98 | 138 | 169 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 75 | 77 | 98 | 101 | 98 | 2 |
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