Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (06 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 4PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tue 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | S 14 | SSW 11 | S 12 | ENE 10 | S 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 15 | 24 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 81 | 84 | 65 | 92 | 147 | 164 | 190 | 235 | 199 | 162 | 135 | 113 | 433 | 446 | 387 | 376 | 1106 | 17814 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:28AM1.12m | 9:42PM1.19m | 10:08AM1.13m | 10:28PM1.20m | 10:49AM1.16m | 11:13PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:25PM0.23m | 4:14AM0.17m | 4:08PM0.20m | 4:54AM0.15m | 4:53PM0.18m | 5:35AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 |
 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 9 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 178 | 159 | 99 | 73 | 61 | 41 | 52 | 53 | 31 | 92 | 147 | 164 | 190 | 235 | 199 | 162 | 135 | 88 | 433 | 446 | 387 | 376 | 1106 | 10934 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 5 | S 11 | NE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | — |
| kJ | 14 | 9 | 24 | 72 | 14 | 63 | 28 | 39 | 21 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 34 | 99 | 113 | 62 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 16 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | SE 16 | S 12 | E 10 | SSW 11 | NE 7 | S 12 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 20 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | SSW 18 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | — |
| kJ | 11 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 71 | 8 | 40 | 14 | 12 | 37 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 5 | 8 | 108 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | WNW 2 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | N 2 | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | S 4 | S 7 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 45 | 33 | 81 | 84 | 65 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 40 | 335 | 17814 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 67 | 75 | 98 | 98 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 98 | 101 |
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