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Christmas Bay surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
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Christmas Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
13.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 7AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | |
121 | 143 | 697 | 967 | 1138 | 1077 | 886 | 970 | 1178 | 1405 | 1338 | 1434 | 1363 | 1208 | 1158 | 1078 | 891 | 865 | 749 | 715 | 584 | 649 | 303 | 257 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:08PM1.47m | 11:33AM1.35m | 00:03AM1.41m | 12:27PM1.32m | 00:55AM1.36m | 1:21PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31AM-0.06m | 5:50PM-0.03m | 6:20AM-0.01m | 6:44PM0.03m | 7:08AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
121 | 143 | 697 | 967 | 1138 | 1077 | 886 | 970 | 1178 | 1405 | 1338 | 1434 | 1363 | 1208 | 1158 | 1078 | 891 | 865 | 749 | 715 | 584 | 649 | 303 | 257 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | S 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
52 | 92 | 47 | 44 | 41 | 81 | 103 | 108 | 108 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 88 | 86 | 65 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 65 | 57 | 58 | 160 | 224 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | NE 10 | SE 11 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
19 | 49 | 5 | 37 | 33 | 63 | — | — | 185 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 59 | 62 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNW 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 6 |
10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 59 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 2 | 2 | 103 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 87 | 56 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 101 | 174 |
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