
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 1PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
49 | 72 | 69 | 43 | 43 | 66 | 66 | 86 | 89 | 143 | 167 | 174 | 298 | 432 | 512 | 635 | 778 | 892 | 892 | 933 | 1597 | 1229 | 912 | 720 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:15AM1.35m | 5:35PM1.58m | 6:14AM1.35m | 6:35PM1.54m | 7:12AM1.34m | 7:34PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21AM-0.06m | 00:07AM-0.03m | 12:20PM-0.09m | 1:08AM-0.04m | 1:19PM-0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 12 |
49 | 72 | 69 | 43 | 43 | 66 | 66 | 86 | 89 | 143 | 167 | 174 | 298 | 432 | 512 | 635 | 778 | 892 | 457 | 786 | 1597 | 1229 | 912 | 598 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 4 | S 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | S 8 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 |
16 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 36 | 24 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 29 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 19 | 74 | 892 | 933 | 909 | 851 | 829 | 720 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SW 8 | S 16 | SSW 16 | NE 5 | SSW 16 | S 19 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — |
1 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 1 | 24 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 19 | — | — | 24 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 74 | 118 | 453 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 |
1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 6 | — | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 135 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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