Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 6PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | ESE 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 248 | 333 | 350 | 238 | 183 | 123 | 89 | 89 | 83 | 52 | 50 | 45 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 21 | 68 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:36AM1.35m | 00:01AM1.29m | 12:26PM1.33m | 00:46AM1.26m | 1:14PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:00PM0.13m | 6:15AM0.15m | 6:48PM0.18m | 6:58AM0.21m | 7:34PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 9 | NE 5 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 248 | 333 | 350 | 238 | 183 | 123 | 89 | 89 | 83 | 52 | 50 | 45 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 4 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 112 | 22 | 22 | 71 | 49 | 73 | 72 | 44 | 40 | 38 | 22 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | — | E 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | NE 4 | SSE 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | SW 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 22 | — | 4 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 68 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 56 | 168 | 168 | 168 | 245 | 168 | 149 | 168 | 87 |
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