Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (07 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 12AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 06). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 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 56mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, near gales from the S by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 325 | 577 | 1021 | 367 | 860 | 700 | 758 | 1431 | 1446 | 2345 | 2744 | 1940 | 1873 | 1397 | 1039 | 1009 | 935 | 1081 | 1193 | 1497 | 1738 | 2308 | 1787 | 2329 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:04PM1.20m | 10:24AM1.20m | 10:51PM1.23m | 11:10AM1.26m | 11:38PM1.27m | 11:59AM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45PM0.19m | 4:28AM0.16m | 4:34PM0.17m | 5:12AM0.15m | 5:24PM0.15m | 5:56AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
 | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 10 | S 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 325 | 577 | 639 | 367 | 656 | 700 | 758 | 950 | 132 | 121 | 2744 | 1940 | 1873 | 1397 | 1039 | 1009 | 926 | 944 | 944 | 857 | 873 | 1820 | 580 | 524 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | NE 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 20 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 23 | 32 | 29 | 264 | 118 | 114 | 137 | 135 | 84 | 209 | 103 | 127 | 98 | 72 | 102 | 66 | 7 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 56 | 753 | 52 | 162 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 21 | — | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — |
| kJ | 72 | 117 | 103 | 116 | 99 | 89 | 85 | 84 | — | — | 112 | 120 | 115 | 108 | 9 | — | 37 | 36 | 61 | 560 | 112 | 53 | 171 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | ENE 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | 537 | 1021 | — | 860 | — | — | 1431 | 1446 | 2345 | — | — | — | — | 285 | 574 | 935 | 1081 | 1193 | 1497 | 1738 | 2308 | 1787 | 2329 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 98 | 56 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 38 | 56 | 56 | 101 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 75 | 144 | 144 | 138 | 168 | 191 | 157 | 309 |
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