Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 3PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
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 29mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 230 | 226 | 232 | 202 | 140 | 136 | 128 | 238 | 243 | 281 | 450 | 792 | 417 | 422 | 556 | 1254 | 1062 | 1775 | 3137 | 4628 | 2409 | 2623 | 2471 | 2047 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:57AM1.11m | 9:16PM1.18m | 9:41AM1.15m | 10:04PM1.20m | 10:24AM1.20m | 10:51PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57PM0.20m | 3:46AM0.17m | 3:45PM0.19m | 4:28AM0.16m | 4:34PM0.17m | 5:12AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 |
 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | S 14 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 230 | 226 | 232 | 202 | 140 | 136 | 119 | 238 | 243 | 281 | 450 | 627 | 251 | 422 | 556 | 752 | 1062 | 1223 | 1916 | 2866 | 2409 | 107 | 2471 | 2047 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | SW 14 | S 21 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 159 | 123 | 123 | 125 | 128 | 111 | 128 | 7 | 33 | 30 | 36 | 29 | 86 | 275 | 138 | 183 | 175 | 156 | 126 | 110 | 80 | — | 116 | 110 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 14 | S 21 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 37 | 72 | 117 | 103 | 86 | 154 | 89 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 112 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | ENE 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | ESE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 470 | 574 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 17 | — | — | 792 | 417 | — | — | 1254 | — | 1775 | 3137 | 4628 | — | 2623 | 630 | 515 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 135 | 138 | 98 | 29 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 29 | 98 | 2 | 2 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 56 |
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