
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 12PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). 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 (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 5 | ESE 13 | ENE 7 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
89 | 87 | 83 | 52 | 50 | 45 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 83 | 17 | 27 | 28 | 108 | 595 | 1233 | 1393 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:01AM1.29m | 12:26PM1.33m | 00:46AM1.26m | 1:14PM1.32m | 1:32AM1.22m | 1:59PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:15AM0.15m | 6:48PM0.18m | 6:58AM0.21m | 7:34PM0.22m | 7:39AM0.25m | 8:18PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | -1 | -3 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 11 | E 11 |
89 | 87 | 83 | 52 | 50 | 45 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 38 | 83 | 67 | 75 | 53 | 108 | 44 | 135 | 89 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 8 | SE 13 | E 12 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
72 | 44 | 40 | 38 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 103 | 133 | 206 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | ENE 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SW 15 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ESE 18 | SE 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
27 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 30 | 106 | 26 | 27 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 |
— | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 595 | 1233 | 1393 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 168 | 77 | 245 | 168 | 168 | 168 | 38 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 1 | 285 | 227 | 169 | 98 |
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