Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 5AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 114 | 85 | 83 | 109 | 848 | 2122 | 2676 | 3003 | 3394 | 6056 | 3190 | 2671 | 2299 | 1540 | 1235 | 1137 | 1065 | 951 | 718 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:19PM1.17m | 6:55AM1.07m | 7:09PM1.17m | 7:42AM1.10m | 8:01PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:07PM0.23m | 1:01AM0.23m | 12:54PM0.21m | 1:48AM0.21m | 1:44PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 114 | 85 | 83 | 57 | 72 | 143 | 201 | 196 | 176 | 3987 | 3190 | 2671 | 2299 | 1540 | 1235 | 1137 | 1065 | 951 | 718 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | SE 15 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 10 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | NE 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 24 | 27 | 22 | 109 | 37 | 34 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 171 | 167 | 179 | 149 | 218 | 226 | 299 | 9 | 24 | 176 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NE 8 | SE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 17 | E 12 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 16 | NE 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 16 | S 19 | NE 15 | NE 15 |
| kJ | 59 | 82 | 60 | 10 | 48 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 144 | 144 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 14 | 19 | 24 | 87 | 848 | 2122 | 2676 | 3003 | 3394 | 6056 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 144 | 144 | 161 | 98 | 169 | 101 | 101 | 134 | 273 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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