Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (25 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 6PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Jun) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 64mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 734 | 638 | 653 | 1463 | 1744 | 1783 | 3060 | 4975 | 3448 | 2467 | 2451 | 3657 | 1747 | 1464 | 1527 | 1412 | 1295 | 1190 | 1165 | 1048 | 974 | 867 | 832 | 758 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:46PM1.33m | 2:06AM1.26m | 2:34PM1.33m | 2:54AM1.22m | 3:18PM1.32m | 3:42AM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28AM0.18m | 8:05PM0.21m | 8:12AM0.25m | 8:53PM0.27m | 8:57AM0.30m | 9:39PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 |
 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | 4:55 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | -3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 734 | 638 | 615 | 471 | 339 | 346 | 325 | 365 | 396 | 2467 | 2451 | 2388 | 1747 | 1464 | 1527 | 1412 | 1295 | 1190 | 1165 | 1048 | 974 | 867 | 832 | 753 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 598 | 561 | 865 | 687 | 1177 | 1076 | 1295 | 685 | 455 | 413 | 777 | 869 | 790 | 749 | 730 | 758 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | SE 8 | — | — | S 17 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 261 | 9 | — | — | 53 | 160 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | — | ENE 10 | S 11 | — | — | S 10 | — | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 158 | 143 | 653 | 1463 | 1744 | 1783 | 3060 | 4975 | 3448 | — | 990 | 3657 | — | — | 919 | — | 690 | 411 | 343 | 412 | 501 | 441 | 320 | 306 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 101 | 169 | 169 | 302 | 295 | 295 | 227 | 295 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 246 | 77 | 2 | 2 | 138 | 169 | 157 | 157 | 161 | 234 | 234 | 169 |
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