Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (04 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 3PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 04). 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 (04 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sun 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 58 | 51 | 90 | 88 | 84 | 28 | 61 | 59 | 42 | 47 | 66 | 81 | 90 | 111 | 171 | 238 | 14 | 132 | 40 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 61 | 59 |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 8:04AM1.13m | 8:13PM1.21m | 8:47AM1.12m | 8:57PM1.19m | 9:28AM1.12m | 9:42PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:00PM0.30m | 2:53AM0.23m | 2:42PM0.26m | 3:34AM0.20m | 3:25PM0.23m | 4:14AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 |
 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 51 | 51 | 90 | 88 | 84 | 28 | 61 | 59 | 42 | 47 | 66 | 81 | 90 | 111 | 171 | 238 | 182 | 132 | 120 | 48 | 71 | 63 | 61 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | ENE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 4 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 60 | 55 | 34 | 32 | 16 | 18 | 33 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 40 | 72 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NNE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | E 9 | NE 10 | SSW 4 | NE 7 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 58 | 35 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NE 7 | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 193 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 22 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 5 | 0 | 56 | 29 | 29 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 |
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